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About Sirhwa Village

Sirhwa is a mid sized village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,198, made up of 633 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Sirhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirhwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Mainatanr
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 1,198
Male Population 633
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirhwa compares

By the 2011 count Sirhwa is the 61st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sirhwa

Sirhwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sirhwa as Available within 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 Sirhwa from other places

Sirhwa lies about 29 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gaunaha, about 14 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 Sirhwa
Tehsil headquarters Mainatanr 12 km
Nearest railway station Gaunaha 14 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 19 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 29 km

Villages closest to Sirhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirhwa village had a population of 1,198. That makes it the 61st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Sirhwa village has 633 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirhwa has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Sirhwa covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirhwa falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sirhwa is Gaunaha, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sirhwa.

Sirhwa is about 29 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirhwa is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Mainatanr is about 12 km away. Gaunaha is about 14 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachrukhi (under 2 km), Pachrukha (under 2 km) and Pakri (1.5 km).

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

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