About Sian Village

Sian is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,851, made up of 1,513 males and 1,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sian village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	813222
Area (hectares)	406 hectares
Population	2,851
Male Population	1,513
Female Population	1,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sian compares

By the 2011 count Sian is the 24th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sian

Sian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sian as Available within village. 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 Sian from other places

Sian lies about 35 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Shivanarayanpur, about 8.9 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 Sian
Nearest railway station	Shivanarayanpur	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	10 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	35 km

Villages closest to Sian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sian village had a population of 2,851. That makes it the 24th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Sian village has 1,513 males and 1,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sian has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Sian is 813222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sian covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sian falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sian is Shivanarayanpur, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sian.

Sian is about 35 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sian is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Shivanarayanpur is about 8.9 km away. Colgong is about 10 km away. Bhagalpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.