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About Sirsamal Village

Sirsamal is one of the larger villages in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,195, made up of 3,293 males and 2,902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 922.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsamal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 922.7 hectares
Population 6,195
Male Population 3,293
Female Population 2,902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sirsamal compares

By the 2011 count Sirsamal is the 9th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 922.7 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Sirsamal

Sirsamal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirsamal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sirsamal from other places

Sirsamal lies about 16 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Motihari Court, about 7.2 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 Sirsamal
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Motihari Court 7.2 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 7.2 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 16 km

Villages closest to Sirsamal

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 Sirsamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsamal village had a population of 6,195. That makes it the 9th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Sirsamal village has 3,293 males and 2,902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsamal has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

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

Sirsamal covers 922.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sirsamal is Motihari Court, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance for Sirsamal.

Sirsamal is about 16 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsamal is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Motihari is about 7.2 km away. Motihari Court is about 7.2 km away. Mothīhāri is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pataura Tola Gorhwa (1.7 km), Arazi Sirsia Tola Machhaha (2.1 km) and Rulahi (2.7 km).

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

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