About Siswa Village

Siswa is a mid sized village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 714 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares.

Siswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Area (hectares)	131 hectares
Population	1,363
Male Population	714
Female Population	649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Siswa compares

By the 2011 count Siswa is the 27th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Siswa

Siswa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Siswa 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 Siswa from other places

Siswa lies about 36 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 17 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 Siswa
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	2.3 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	17 km
District headquarters	Munger	36 km

Villages closest to Siswa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siswa village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 27th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Siswa village has 714 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswa has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Siswa covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siswa falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siswa is Khariapipra Halt, about 17 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 Siswa.

Siswa is about 36 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siswa is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 2.3 km away. Kharagpur is about 9.7 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.