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About Siri Gaon Village

Siri Gaon is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,415, made up of 675 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siri Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siri Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 244.59 hectares
Population 1,415
Male Population 675
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siri Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Siri Gaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 244.59 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Siri Gaon

Siri Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Siri Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siri Gaon from other places

Siri Gaon lies about 17 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 56 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Siri Gaon
District headquarters Uttarkashi 17 km
Nearest town Tehri 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 32 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 56 km

Villages closest to Siri Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dunda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Siri Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Siri Gaon village had a population of 1,415. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Siri Gaon village has 675 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siri Gaon has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Siri Gaon is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siri Gaon covers 244.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siri Gaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Siri Gaon is Harrawala, about 56 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Siri Gaon.

Siri Gaon is about 17 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siri Gaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 17 km away. Tehri is about 24 km away. Dunda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loldu (2.1 km), Bhetiyara (2.3 km) and Udri (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Siri Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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