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About Siswaniya Village

Siswaniya is a mid sized village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 886 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siswaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswaniya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Uchkagaon
Pincode 841436
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 1,768
Male Population 886
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Siswaniya compares

By the 2011 count Siswaniya is the 33rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 126 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 1040.

Getting to Siswaniya

Siswaniya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Siswaniya 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siswaniya from other places

Siswaniya lies about 42 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Prajapati, about 16 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 Siswaniya
Nearest railway station Prajapati 16 km
Nearest town Bettiah 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Uchkagaon 33 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 42 km

Villages closest to Siswaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siswaniya village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Siswaniya village has 886 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswaniya has about 995 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 1040.

The pincode recorded for Siswaniya is 841436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siswaniya covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siswaniya falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siswaniya is Prajapati, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Siswaniya.

Siswaniya 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.

Siswaniya is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Prajapati is about 16 km away. Bettiah is about 16 km away. Uchkagaon is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domdih (12 km), Sathi (16 km) and Jhirwa (19 km).

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

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