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About Siripur Village

Siripur is a mid sized village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 582 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares.

Siripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siripur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 582
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siripur compares

By the 2011 count Siripur is the 32nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Siripur

Siripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siripur as Available within <5 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 Siripur from other places

Siripur lies about 13 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 12 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 Siripur
Nearest town Islāmpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Mai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 13 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 13 km

Villages closest to Siripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siripur village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Siripur village has 582 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siripur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Siripur covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Siripur falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siripur is Mai, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Siripur.

Siripur is about 13 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siripur is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Islāmpur is about 11 km away. Mai is about 12 km away. Ghoshi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoshi (under 2 km), Gorsar (under 2 km) and Mehdipur (under 2 km).

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

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