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About Tiyan Village

Tiyan is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 307 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tiyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tiyan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 198.83 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 307
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tiyan compares

By the 2011 count Tiyan is the 27th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 198.83 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Tiyan

Tiyan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tiyan 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 Tiyan from other places

Tiyan lies about 30 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 49 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 Tiyan
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 16 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 30 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 49 km

Villages closest to Tiyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tiyan village had a population of 565. That makes it the 27th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Tiyan village has 307 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tiyan has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Tiyan is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tiyan covers 198.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tiyan falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tiyan is Dehradun, about 49 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 Tiyan.

Tiyan is about 30 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tiyan is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 16 km away. Uttarkashi is about 30 km away. Mussoorie is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalogi (under 2 km), Dhari Palli (under 2 km) and Dhari Walli (under 2 km).

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

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