About Sirsia Kalan Village

Sirsia Kalan is one of the larger villages in Bhargama tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,178, made up of 3,698 males and 3,480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsia Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsia Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Bhargama
Pincode	854334
Area (hectares)	650 hectares
Population	7,178
Male Population	3,698
Female Population	3,480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsia Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sirsia Kalan is the 14th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents. Its 650 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sirsia Kalan

Sirsia Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirsia Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sirsia Kalan from other places

Sirsia Kalan lies about 25 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 1.8 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 Sirsia Kalan
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	1.8 km
Nearest town	Forbesganj	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhargama	25 km
District headquarters	Araria	25 km

Villages closest to Sirsia Kalan

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

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Common questions about Sirsia Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsia Kalan village had a population of 7,178. That makes it the 14th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents.

Sirsia Kalan village has 3,698 males and 3,480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsia Kalan has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Sirsia Kalan is 854334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsia Kalan covers 650 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirsia Kalan falls under Bhargama tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sirsia Kalan is Gogipothia Halt, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sirsia Kalan.

Sirsia Kalan is about 25 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsia Kalan is in Bhargama tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 1.8 km away. Forbesganj is about 7.7 km away. Bhargama is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.