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About Sihulia Village

Sihulia is a mid sized village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,299, made up of 707 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihulia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 1,299
Male Population 707
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sihulia compares

By the 2011 count Sihulia is the 46th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 124 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 888.

Getting to Sihulia

Sihulia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sihulia as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sihulia from other places

Sihulia lies about 13 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bapudham Motihari, about 4.9 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 Sihulia
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 4.6 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Bapudham Motihari 4.9 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 13 km

Villages closest to Sihulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihulia village had a population of 1,299. That makes it the 46th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Sihulia village has 707 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihulia has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Sihulia is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihulia covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sihulia falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sihulia is Bapudham Motihari, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sihulia.

Sihulia is about 13 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihulia is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Motihari is about 4.6 km away. Mothīhāri is about 4.6 km away. Bapudham Motihari is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkaunia (under 2 km), Harkaina (under 2 km) and Ray Singha (under 2 km).

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

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