About Siswa Village

Siswa is one of the larger villages in Banjaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23,136, made up of 12,176 males and 10,960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1323.3 hectares hectares.

Siswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Banjaria
Area (hectares)	1323.3 hectares
Population	23,136
Male Population	12,176
Female Population	10,960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Siswa compares

By the 2011 count Siswa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,504 residents. Its 1323.3 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 69 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 8.1 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
Nearest railway station	Bathua Bazar	8.1 km
Nearest town	Kataiya	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banjaria	25 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	69 km

Villages closest to Siswa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banjaria 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 23,136. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,504 residents.

Siswa village has 12,176 males and 10,960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswa has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Siswa covers 1323.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Siswa is Bathua Bazar, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Siswa.

Siswa is about 69 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 Banjaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bathua Bazar is about 8.1 km away. Kataiya is about 13 km away. Banjaria is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.