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About Sirsia Village

Sirsia is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,667, made up of 862 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares.

Sirsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 1,667
Male Population 862
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sirsia compares

By the 2011 count Sirsia is the 63rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sirsia

Sirsia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sirsia 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirsia from other places

Sirsia 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
Nearest railway station Gogipothia Halt 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 7.7 km
District headquarters Araria 25 km

Villages closest to Sirsia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsia village had a population of 1,667. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Sirsia village has 862 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsia has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Sirsia covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirsia falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sirsia is Gogipothia Halt, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

The closest recorded villages are Sukhi (under 2 km), Pothia (under 2 km) and Baijnathpur (under 2 km).

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

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