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About Sinwari Village

Sinwari is a mid sized village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,115, made up of 579 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sinwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sinwari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Kursakatta
Pincode 854331
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 1,115
Male Population 579
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sinwari compares

By the 2011 count Sinwari is the 45th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Sinwari

Sinwari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sinwari 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sinwari from other places

Sinwari lies about 25 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 8.3 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 Sinwari
Nearest town Shahbazpur 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Forbesganj Junction 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kursakatta 25 km
District headquarters Araria 25 km

Villages closest to Sinwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sinwari village had a population of 1,115. That makes it the 45th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Sinwari village has 579 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sinwari has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Sinwari is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sinwari covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sinwari falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sinwari is Forbesganj Junction, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sinwari.

Sinwari 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.

Sinwari is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 5.6 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 8.3 km away. Kursakatta 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 Mal Parasi (under 2 km), Parasi (2.2 km) and Phulbari (2.3 km).

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

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