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About Siripur Village

Siripur is one of the larger villages in Sugauli tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,325, made up of 10,085 males and 9,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762 hectares hectares.

Siripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siripur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Sugauli
Area (hectares) 762 hectares
Population 19,325
Male Population 10,085
Female Population 9,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Siripur compares

By the 2011 count Siripur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents. Its 762 hectares work out to about 25 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 901.

Getting to Siripur

Siripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Siripur 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 Siripur from other places

Siripur lies about 14 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sagauli Junction, about 3.3 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 Siripur
Nearest railway station Sagauli Junction 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sugauli 4.0 km
Nearest town Sagauli 4.0 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 14 km

Villages closest to Siripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siripur village had a population of 19,325. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents.

Siripur village has 10,085 males and 9,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siripur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Siripur covers 762 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Siripur falls under Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siripur is Sagauli Junction, about 3.3 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 Siripur.

Siripur is about 14 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siripur is in Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sagauli Junction is about 3.3 km away. Sugauli is about 4.0 km away. Sagauli is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (under 2 km), Madhopurnizamat (2.2 km) and Phulwaria (2.3 km).

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

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