About Siswa Village

Siswa is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,835, made up of 964 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Siswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	1,835
Male Population	964
Female Population	871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
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 Siswa compares

By the 2011 count Siswa is the 60th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Siswa

Siswa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Siswa 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 Siswa from other places

Siswa lies about 19 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 20 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 Siswa
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	9.1 km
District headquarters	Araria	19 km
Nearest town	Arāria	19 km
Nearest railway station	Satar Halt	20 km

Villages closest to Siswa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siswa village had a population of 1,835. That makes it the 60th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Siswa village has 964 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswa has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Siswa covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siswa falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siswa is Satar Halt, about 20 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 Siswa.

Siswa is about 19 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siswa is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 9.1 km away. Araria is about 19 km away. Arāria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.