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About Sirga Village

Sirga is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 215 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 573.05 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 215
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirga compares

By the 2011 count Sirga is the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 573.05 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sirga

Sirga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sirga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sirga from other places

Sirga lies about 45 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 87 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 Sirga
Tehsil headquarters Mori 17 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 45 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 71 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 87 km

Villages closest to Sirga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mori 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 Sirga

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirga village had a population of 410. That makes it the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Sirga village has 215 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirga has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Sirga is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirga covers 573.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirga falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirga is Dehradun, about 87 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sirga.

Sirga is about 45 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirga is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 17 km away. Uttarkashi is about 45 km away. Mussoorie is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankari (2.7 km), Sunkundi (2.8 km) and Jakhol (3.3 km).

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

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