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About Sarsi Istamrar Village

Sarsi Istamrar is one of the larger villages in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,767, made up of 3,055 males and 2,712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 860 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarsi Istamrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsi Istamrar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dhamdaha
Pincode 854301
Area (hectares) 860 hectares
Population 5,767
Male Population 3,055
Female Population 2,712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Sarsi Istamrar compares

By the 2011 count Sarsi Istamrar is the 16th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 860 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Sarsi Istamrar

The census records public bus service for Sarsi Istamrar 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 Sarsi Istamrar from other places

Sarsi Istamrar lies about 20 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 1.5 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 Sarsi Istamrar
Nearest railway station Sarsi 1.5 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdaha 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 20 km

Villages closest to Sarsi Istamrar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdaha 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 Sarsi Istamrar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsi Istamrar village had a population of 5,767. That makes it the 16th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Sarsi Istamrar village has 3,055 males and 2,712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsi Istamrar has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Sarsi Istamrar is 854301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarsi Istamrar covers 860 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarsi Istamrar falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarsi Istamrar is Sarsi, about 1.5 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 Sarsi Istamrar.

Sarsi Istamrar is about 20 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarsi Istamrar is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 1.5 km away. Banmankhi is about 10 km away. Dhamdaha is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garail Milik (1.6 km), Parasbani (3.0 km) and Bela Gobind (3.5 km).

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

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