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About Sirsi Village

Sirsi is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,869, made up of 2,504 males and 2,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Pincode 855107
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 4,869
Male Population 2,504
Female Population 2,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sirsi compares

By the 2011 count Sirsi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sirsi

The census records public bus service for Sirsi as Available within 5 - 10 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirsi from other places

Sirsi lies about 39 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 6.9 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 Sirsi
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 6.9 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 31 km
District headquarters Purnia 39 km

Villages closest to Sirsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsi village had a population of 4,869. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Sirsi village has 2,504 males and 2,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsi has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Sirsi is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsi covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sirsi falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sirsi is Surja Kama, about 6.9 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 <5 km distance for Sirsi.

Sirsi is about 39 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsi is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Surja Kama is about 6.9 km away. Kishanganj is about 21 km away. Baisa is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharambari (under 2 km), Hijli (under 2 km) and Patugaon (under 2 km).

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

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