About Siwan Village

Siwan is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 597 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Siwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Area (hectares)	210 hectares
Population	1,160
Male Population	597
Female Population	563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
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 Siwan compares

By the 2011 count Siwan is the 90th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Siwan

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

Siwan lies about 28 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 14 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 Siwan
Nearest railway station	Jakhim	14 km
Nearest town	Daudnagar	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	17 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	28 km

Villages closest to Siwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siwan village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 90th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Siwan village has 597 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siwan has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Siwan covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siwan falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siwan is Jakhim, about 14 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 Siwan.

Siwan is about 28 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siwan is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 14 km away. Daudnagar is about 17 km away. Rafiganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.