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About Sirsia Village

Sirsia is a small village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 254 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 848209
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 254
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
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 Sirsia compares

By the 2011 count Sirsia is the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sirsia

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

Sirsia lies about 35 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 10 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 Sirsia
Nearest railway station Biraul 10 km
Nearest town Benipur 15 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 35 km

Villages closest to Sirsia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsia village had a population of 462. That makes it the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Sirsia village has 254 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsia has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Sirsia is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsia covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sirsia falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sirsia is Biraul, about 10 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 Sirsia.

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

Sirsia is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 10 km away. Benipur is about 15 km away. Darbhanga is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nausta (under 2 km), Shiwpur (under 2 km) and Birampur (under 2 km).

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

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