Thursday, December 11, 2014

Siri (Chamoli), Uttarakhand

                          SIRI (CHAMOLI)


Siri is a very beautiful village situated in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. It comes under the tehsil Karanprayag. It has around 60 households as per Census of 2011 but most of the familes are living out of the village in some big cities and only around 30 households are there in the village.
    Birds Eye View of the Village Siri
    Some of the statistics of the village as per 2011 census are:-

    No. of households:   60
    Total population:   300
    Population- Male:   138
    Population- Female:   162
    Sex ratio:   1174 (females per 1000 males)
    Literacy rate:   73.04%
    Male Literacy rate:   85.71%
    Female Literacy rate:   62.04%



    Scenic view of the valley downhill taken from Siri


    Nearest market place to the village is Narayanbaragh. Public transportation is also available upto Narayanbagarh. From here one can take taxi to reach the village. There are some small shops in the village also from where one can get goods of daily use.

    Farmland near Siri Village

    There is no school in siri village and one has to go to school paitoli for schooling which is adjacent to the village. The school is upto 12th standard.

    From here also goes the way to Kushdeo which is a very famous pilgrim of the area. Kushdeo is a temple of Lord Shiva long with Luv and Kush. It is around 13 Kms walk from Siri village and has a splendid scenic beauty in the way.

    Way to KushDeo - A temple of Lord Shiva and Luv Kush

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