About Sirsi Village

Sirsi is a large village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,182, made up of 1,121 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Harnaut
Pincode	803110
Area (hectares)	688 hectares
Population	2,182
Male Population	1,121
Female Population	1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsi compares

By the 2011 count Sirsi is the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 688 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Sirsi

Sirsi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sirsi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sirsi from other places

Sirsi lies about 21 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Kharuara Halt, about 6.2 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 Sirsi
Tehsil headquarters	Harnaut	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kharuara Halt	6.2 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiarpur	7.7 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	21 km

Villages closest to Sirsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsi village had a population of 2,182. That makes it the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Sirsi village has 1,121 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Sirsi is 803110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsi covers 688 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsi falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sirsi is Kharuara Halt, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance for Sirsi.

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

Sirsi is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Harnaut is about 5.9 km away. Kharuara Halt is about 6.2 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.