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About Siriawan Village

Siriawan is a large village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,310, made up of 1,201 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siriawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siriawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Ekangarsarai
Pincode 801306
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 2,310
Male Population 1,201
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siriawan compares

By the 2011 count Siriawan is the 22nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Siriawan

Siriawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siriawan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Siriawan from other places

Siriawan lies about 30 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Gawaspur, about 6.3 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 Siriawan
Nearest railway station Gawaspur 6.3 km
Nearest town Hilsa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekangarsarai 18 km
District headquarters Nalanda 30 km

Villages closest to Siriawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siriawan village had a population of 2,310. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Siriawan village has 1,201 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siriawan has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Siriawan is 801306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siriawan covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siriawan falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siriawan is Gawaspur, about 6.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Siriawan.

Siriawan is about 30 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siriawan is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Gawaspur is about 6.3 km away. Hilsa is about 13 km away. Ekangarsarai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahan Chak (5.7 km), Sadikpur (8.1 km) and Pura (11 km).

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

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