About Sarsiwan Village

Sarsiwan is a mid sized village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,705, made up of 896 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Sarsiwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsiwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Arrah
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	1,705
Male Population	896
Female Population	809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarsiwan compares

By the 2011 count Sarsiwan is the 41st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Sarsiwan

Sarsiwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarsiwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saidpur, Sakatpura, Salempur and Santpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sarsiwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsiwan village had a population of 1,705. That makes it the 41st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Sarsiwan village has 896 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsiwan has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Sarsiwan covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarsiwan falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Sarsiwan notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Sarsiwan.

Sarsiwan is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.