About Sihma Village

Sihma is one of the larger villages in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,524, made up of 4,688 males and 4,836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.1 hectares hectares.

Sihma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihma village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Bithan
Area (hectares)	475.1 hectares
Population	9,524
Male Population	4,688
Female Population	4,836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sihma compares

By the 2011 count Sihma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 475.1 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sihma

Sihma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sihma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sihma from other places

Sihma lies about 50 km from Samastipur. 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 Sihma
Tehsil headquarters	Bithan	3.5 km
Nearest town	Bakhri	11 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	50 km

Villages closest to Sihma

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

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Common questions about Sihma

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihma village had a population of 9,524. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Sihma village has 4,688 males and 4,836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihma has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Sihma covers 475.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sihma falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The census record for Sihma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sihma is about 50 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihma is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 3.5 km away. Bakhri is about 11 km away. Samastipur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.