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About Sirsa Village

Sirsa is one of the larger villages in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,605, made up of 4,431 males and 4,174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 703 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841409
Area (hectares) 703 hectares
Population 8,605
Male Population 4,431
Female Population 4,174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsa compares

By the 2011 count Sirsa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 703 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sirsa

Sirsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirsa as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirsa from other places

Sirsa lies about 37 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Dighwa Dubauli, about under 2 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 Sirsa
Nearest railway station Dighwa Dubauli under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 4.3 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 19 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 37 km

Villages closest to Sirsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsa village had a population of 8,605. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Sirsa village has 4,431 males and 4,174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsa has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sirsa is 841409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsa covers 703 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirsa falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sirsa is Dighwa Dubauli, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sirsa.

Sirsa is about 37 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsa is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Dighwa Dubauli is about under 2 km away. Baikunthpur is about 4.3 km away. Sāhibganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh (under 2 km), Shankarpur (under 2 km) and Bankati (1.7 km).

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

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