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About Sihpur Village

Sihpur is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 322 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.7 hectares hectares.

Sihpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 107.7 hectares
Population 628
Male Population 322
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sihpur compares

By the 2011 count Sihpur is the 130th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 107.7 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sihpur

Sihpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sihpur as Available within 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 Sihpur from other places

Sihpur lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, 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 Sihpur
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 4.2 km
District headquarters Katihar 26 km

Villages closest to Sihpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar 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 628. That makes it the 130th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Sihpur village has 322 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihpur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Sihpur covers 107.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihpur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sihpur is Kamalpur Halt, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sihpur.

Sihpur is about 26 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihpur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Kamalpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 4.2 km away. Katihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (under 2 km), Barwari (under 2 km) and Rasidpur (under 2 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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