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About Siswa Village

Siswa is a large village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,183, made up of 1,082 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.97 hectares hectares.

Siswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 179.97 hectares
Population 2,183
Male Population 1,082
Female Population 1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Siswa compares

By the 2011 count Siswa is the 41st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 179.97 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Siswa

Siswa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siswa 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 Siswa from other places

Siswa lies about 16 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sipaya, about 2.3 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 Siswa
Nearest railway station Sipaya 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 16 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 16 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 16 km

Villages closest to Siswa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siswa village had a population of 2,183. That makes it the 41st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Siswa village has 1,082 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswa has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Siswa covers 179.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siswa falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siswa is Sipaya, about 2.3 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 Siswa.

Siswa is about 16 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siswa is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sipaya is about 2.3 km away. Kuchaikote is about 16 km away. Gopalganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatwa Rup (under 2 km), Bharthia (under 2 km) and Ghatimpur (under 2 km).

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

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