About Sihla Village

Sihla is a mid sized village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 365 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares.

Sihla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihla village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Dandkhora
Area (hectares)	69 hectares
Population	688
Male Population	365
Female Population	323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sihla compares

By the 2011 count Sihla is the 29th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sihla

Sihla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sihla 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sihla from other places

Sihla lies about 10 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dandkhora, about 3.4 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 Sihla
Nearest railway station	Dandkhora	3.4 km
District headquarters	Katihar	10 km

Villages closest to Sihla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihla village had a population of 688. That makes it the 29th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Sihla village has 365 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihla has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Sihla covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sihla falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sihla is Dandkhora, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sihla.

Sihla is about 10 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihla is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Dandkhora is about 3.4 km away. Katihar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.