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About Sihpur Village

Sihpur is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 701 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.02 hectares hectares.

Sihpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 171.02 hectares
Population 1,375
Male Population 701
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 38th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 171.02 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

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 39 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, 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 Telta under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 13 km
Nearest town Kasba 30 km
District headquarters Katihar 39 km

Villages closest to Sihpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 1,375. That makes it the 38th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Sihpur village has 701 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Sihpur covers 171.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sihpur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sihpur is Telta, 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 39 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 Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about under 2 km away. Balrampur is about 13 km away. Kasba is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basole (under 2 km), Telta (1.7 km) and Bohar (1.8 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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