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About Sinduar Village

Sinduar is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 227 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Sinduar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sinduar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 227
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sinduar compares

By the 2011 count Sinduar is the 106th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 42 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 988.

Getting to Sinduar

Sinduar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sinduar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sinduar from other places

Sinduar lies about 125 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Salauna, about 4.1 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 Sinduar
Nearest town Bakhri 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Salauna 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 34 km
District headquarters Purnia 125 km

Villages closest to Sinduar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sinduar village had a population of 423. That makes it the 106th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Sinduar village has 227 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sinduar has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Sinduar covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sinduar falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sinduar is Salauna, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sinduar.

Sinduar is about 125 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sinduar is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Bakhri is about 3.7 km away. Salauna is about 4.1 km away. Dagarua is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhuakol (4.9 km), Sakraili (8.0 km) and Manikpur (10 km).

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

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