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About Siripur Village

Siripur is a large village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,297, made up of 1,216 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siripur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Pincode 847105
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 2,297
Male Population 1,216
Female Population 1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siripur compares

By the 2011 count Siripur is the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Siripur

Siripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siripur as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siripur from other places

Siripur lies about 43 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Garhpura, about 15 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 Siripur
Nearest railway station Garhpura 15 km
Nearest town Barauni 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 34 km
District headquarters Samastipur 43 km

Villages closest to Siripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siripur village had a population of 2,297. That makes it the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Siripur village has 1,216 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siripur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Siripur is 847105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siripur covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Siripur falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siripur is Garhpura, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Siripur.

Siripur is about 43 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siripur is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Garhpura is about 15 km away. Barauni is about 16 km away. Shivaji Nagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barh Kurwa (12 km), Parsa (23 km) and Kothia (26 km).

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

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