About Siswa Village

Siswa is a mid sized village in Areraj tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 873 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 659 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Areraj
Pincode	845425
Area (hectares)	139 hectares
Population	1,448
Male Population	873
Female Population	575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	659
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Siswa compares

By the 2011 count Siswa is the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Siswa

Siswa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Siswa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Siswa from other places

Siswa lies about 15 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sagauli Junction, 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	Areraj	7.9 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	15 km
Nearest railway station	Sagauli Junction	17 km

Villages closest to Siswa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Areraj 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 1,448. That makes it the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents.

Siswa village has 873 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswa has about 659 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Siswa is 845425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siswa covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siswa falls under Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siswa is Sagauli Junction, 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 10+ km distance for Siswa.

Siswa is about 15 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siswa is in Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 7.9 km away. Purba Champaran is about 15 km away. Sagauli Junction is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.