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About Sidhua Village

Sidhua is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 510 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 183.37 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 510
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sidhua compares

By the 2011 count Sidhua is the 52nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 183.37 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sidhua

The census records public bus service for Sidhua 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sidhua from other places

Sidhua lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 4.3 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 Sidhua
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Sudhani 4.3 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
District headquarters Katihar 41 km

Villages closest to Sidhua

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 Sidhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidhua village had a population of 985. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Sidhua village has 510 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidhua has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Sidhua is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sidhua covers 183.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sidhua falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sidhua is Sudhani, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sidhua.

Sidhua is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sidhua is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Balrampur is about 2.3 km away. Sudhani is about 4.3 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Sadipur (1.7 km) and Balrampur (2.3 km).

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

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