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About Sirwar Village

Sirwar is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,788, made up of 1,997 males and 1,791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 243.78 hectares
Population 3,788
Male Population 1,997
Female Population 1,791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirwar compares

By the 2011 count Sirwar is the 18th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 243.78 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Sirwar

Sirwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirwar as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirwar from other places

Sirwar lies about 17 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 14 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 Sirwar
Tehsil headquarters Mahishi 5.3 km
Nearest town Bangaon 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Kusheshwar Asthan 14 km
District headquarters Saharsa 17 km

Villages closest to Sirwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirwar village had a population of 3,788. That makes it the 18th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Sirwar village has 1,997 males and 1,791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirwar has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Sirwar is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirwar covers 243.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sirwar falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sirwar is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sirwar.

Sirwar is about 17 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirwar is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 5.3 km away. Bangaon is about 9.0 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birwar (under 2 km), Baghaud (under 2 km) and Maina (1.5 km).

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

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