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About Sihpur Village

Sihpur is a large village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,670, made up of 1,361 males and 1,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares.

Sihpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bijaipur
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 2,670
Male Population 1,361
Female Population 1,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihpur compares

By the 2011 count Sihpur is the 10th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1101.

Getting to Sihpur

Sihpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sihpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sihpur from other places

Sihpur lies about 42 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Nonapar, about 8.7 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 Sihpur
Nearest railway station Nonapar 8.7 km
Nearest town Kataiya 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijaipur 29 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 42 km

Villages closest to Sihpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihpur village had a population of 2,670. That makes it the 10th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Sihpur village has 1,361 males and 1,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihpur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1101.

Sihpur covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sihpur falls under Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sihpur is Nonapar, about 8.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sihpur.

Sihpur is about 42 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihpur is in Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Nonapar is about 8.7 km away. Kataiya is about 18 km away. Bijaipur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakhni (1.7 km), Karmanpur (2.5 km) and Kotia (2.7 km).

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

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