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About Sibkund Village

Sibkund is one of the larger villages in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,139, made up of 4,397 males and 3,742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Sibkund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sibkund village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 8,139
Male Population 4,397
Female Population 3,742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sibkund compares

By the 2011 count Sibkund is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Sibkund

Sibkund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sibkund as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sibkund from other places

Sibkund lies about 11 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Dharhara, about 5.3 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 Sibkund
Nearest railway station Dharhara 5.3 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 9.1 km
District headquarters Munger 11 km

Villages closest to Sibkund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sibkund village had a population of 8,139. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Sibkund village has 4,397 males and 3,742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sibkund has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Sibkund covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sibkund falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sibkund is Dharhara, about 5.3 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 village for Sibkund.

Sibkund is about 11 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sibkund is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Dharhara is about 5.3 km away. Jamālpur is about 9.1 km away. Munger is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shibkund (under 2 km), Lagma (1.7 km) and Hemzapur (2.4 km).

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

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