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About Sirar Village

Sirar is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,409, made up of 725 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares.

Sirar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 1,409
Male Population 725
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirar compares

By the 2011 count Sirar is the 81st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sirar

Sirar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirar from other places

Sirar lies about 26 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 21 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 Sirar
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 8.8 km
Nearest town Arāria 19 km
Nearest railway station Kanki 21 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 26 km

Villages closest to Sirar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirar village had a population of 1,409. That makes it the 81st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Sirar village has 725 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Sirar covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirar falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sirar is Kanki, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sirar.

Sirar is about 26 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirar is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 8.8 km away. Arāria is about 19 km away. Kanki is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purandaha (under 2 km), Pachahara (2.1 km) and Pipra (2.3 km).

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

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