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About Siri Village

Siri is a small village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 245 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Siri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 245
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
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 Siri compares

By the 2011 count Siri is the 118th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Siri

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

Siri lies about 39 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Gurpa, about 7.3 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 Siri
Nearest railway station Gurpa 7.3 km
Nearest town Rajauli 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 23 km
District headquarters Gaya 39 km

Villages closest to Siri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siri village had a population of 451. That makes it the 118th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Siri village has 245 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siri has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Siri covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siri falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siri is Gurpa, about 7.3 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 Siri.

Siri is about 39 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siri is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Gurpa is about 7.3 km away. Rajauli is about 17 km away. Wazirganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekamlua (under 2 km), Bodh Chak (6.1 km) and Basua (8.1 km).

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

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