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About Siria Village

Siria is a mid sized village in Bausi tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 610 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares.

Siria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Bausi
Area (hectares) 440 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 610
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siria compares

By the 2011 count Siria is the 42nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Siria

Siria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Siria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Siria from other places

Siria lies about 24 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 9.9 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 Siria
Nearest railway station Godda 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bausi 18 km
District headquarters Banka 24 km

Villages closest to Siria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siria village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Siria village has 610 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siria has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Siria covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siria falls under Bausi tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siria is Godda, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance for Siria.

Siria is about 24 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siria is in Bausi tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 9.9 km away. Bausi is about 18 km away. Banka is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simra (under 2 km), Kusamaha (2.3 km) and Chilkara (6.9 km).

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

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