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About Siwa Village

Siwa is one of the larger villages in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,979, made up of 3,090 males and 2,889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares.

Siwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Andhratharhi
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 5,979
Male Population 3,090
Female Population 2,889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Siwa compares

By the 2011 count Siwa is the 8th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Siwa

The census records public bus service for Siwa 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 Siwa from other places

Siwa lies about 21 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Vachaspati Nagar, about 4.4 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 Siwa
Nearest railway station Vachaspati Nagar 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Andhratharhi 5.8 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 13 km
District headquarters Madhubani 21 km

Villages closest to Siwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siwa village had a population of 5,979. That makes it the 8th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Siwa village has 3,090 males and 2,889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siwa has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Siwa covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Siwa falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siwa is Vachaspati Nagar, about 4.4 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 Siwa.

Siwa is about 21 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siwa is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Vachaspati Nagar is about 4.4 km away. Andhratharhi is about 5.8 km away. Jhanjhārpur 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 Ghoghraria (under 2 km), Sihoria (2.1 km) and Gonauli (2.4 km).

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

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