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About Siswa Village

Siswa is a small village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 212 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Siswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 212
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Siswa compares

By the 2011 count Siswa is the 49th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Siswa

Siswa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siswa as Available within <5 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 Siswa from other places

Siswa lies about 12 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 3.5 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 Siswa
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 3.5 km
District headquarters Purnia 12 km

Villages closest to Siswa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Siswa

As per the Census of India 2011, Siswa village had a population of 422. That makes it the 49th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Siswa village has 212 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswa has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Siswa covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siswa falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siswa is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Siswa.

Siswa is about 12 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siswa is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Krityanand Nagar is about 3.4 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 3.5 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alinagar (2.4 km), Gokhulpur (3.4 km) and Debinagar (3.5 km).

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

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