About Sisia Village

Sisia is one of the larger villages in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,499, made up of 4,618 males and 3,881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1024.7 hectares hectares.

Sisia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sisia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barari
Area (hectares)	1024.7 hectares
Population	8,499
Male Population	4,618
Female Population	3,881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sisia compares

By the 2011 count Sisia is the 13th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 1024.7 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Sisia

Sisia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sisia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sisia from other places

Sisia lies about 15 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 8.1 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 Sisia
Nearest railway station	Semapur	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barari	9.9 km
District headquarters	Katihar	15 km

Villages closest to Sisia

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

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Common questions about Sisia

As per the Census of India 2011, Sisia village had a population of 8,499. That makes it the 13th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Sisia village has 4,618 males and 3,881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sisia has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Sisia covers 1024.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sisia falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sisia is Semapur, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sisia.

Sisia is about 15 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sisia is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 8.1 km away. Barari is about 9.9 km away. Katihar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.