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About Sirhauli Village

Sirhauli is a mid sized village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,131, made up of 582 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirhauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Singhwara
Pincode 847306
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 1,131
Male Population 582
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sirhauli compares

By the 2011 count Sirhauli is the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 39 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 940.

Getting to Sirhauli

Sirhauli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sirhauli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirhauli from other places

Sirhauli lies about 12 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Thalwara, about 4.9 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 Sirhauli
Nearest railway station Thalwara 4.9 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Singhwara 25 km

Villages closest to Sirhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirhauli village had a population of 1,131. That makes it the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Sirhauli village has 582 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirhauli has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Sirhauli is 847306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirhauli covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sirhauli falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sirhauli is Thalwara, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sirhauli.

Sirhauli is about 12 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirhauli is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Thalwara is about 4.9 km away. Darbhanga is about 12 km away. Singhwara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makanpur (under 2 km), Rasulpur (7.3 km) and Sanahpur Dih (7.7 km).

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

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