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About Siwan Village

Siwan is a large village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,673, made up of 1,905 males and 1,768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599 hectares hectares.

Siwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 599 hectares
Population 3,673
Male Population 1,905
Female Population 1,768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siwan compares

By the 2011 count Siwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 599 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Siwan

Siwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siwan 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shiwapur, Shukulpura, Sirampur and Siri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Siwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Siwan village had a population of 3,673. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Siwan village has 1,905 males and 1,768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siwan has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Siwan covers 599 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siwan falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The census record for Siwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Siwan.

Siwan is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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