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About Sisia Village

Sisia is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,960, made up of 990 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.92 hectares hectares.

Sisia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sisia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 139.92 hectares
Population 1,960
Male Population 990
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sisia compares

By the 2011 count Sisia is the 54th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 139.92 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sisia

Sisia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sisia as Available within 5 - 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 Sisia from other places

Sisia lies about 83 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 1.8 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 Gogipothia Halt 1.8 km
Nearest town Forbesganj 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 13 km
District headquarters Katihar 83 km

Villages closest to Sisia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sisia village had a population of 1,960. That makes it the 54th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Sisia village has 990 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sisia has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Sisia covers 139.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sisia falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sisia is Gogipothia Halt, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sisia.

Sisia is about 83 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 Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Gogipothia Halt is about 1.8 km away. Forbesganj is about 7.7 km away. Kadwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakhi (3.5 km), Sahnagar Dakhili (3.5 km) and Sahnagar Dakhili Milik (3.5 km).

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

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