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About Sihpur Village

Sihpur is a large village in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,216, made up of 1,150 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Raxaul
Pincode 845305
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 2,216
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sihpur compares

By the 2011 count Sihpur is the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Sihpur

Sihpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sihpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sihpur from other places

Sihpur lies about 40 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Raxaul, about 2.3 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 Sihpur
Nearest railway station Raxaul 2.3 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 40 km

Villages closest to Sihpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihpur village had a population of 2,216. That makes it the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Sihpur village has 1,150 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Sihpur is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihpur covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sihpur falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sihpur is Raxaul, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sihpur.

Sihpur is about 40 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihpur is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Raxaul is about 2.3 km away. Purba Champaran is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekderwa (under 2 km), Haraiya (under 2 km) and Bharatmahi (1.5 km).

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

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