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About Sirsia Village

Sirsia is a small village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 214 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Sirsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 214
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsia compares

By the 2011 count Sirsia is the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Sirsia

Sirsia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirsia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sirsia from other places

Sirsia lies about 31 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 16 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 Sirsia
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 8.5 km
Nearest town Benipur 14 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 16 km
District headquarters Samastipur 31 km

Villages closest to Sirsia

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 Sirsia

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsia village had a population of 407. That makes it the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Sirsia village has 214 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsia has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Sirsia covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sirsia is Biraul, about 16 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 village for Sirsia.

Sirsia is about 31 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsia is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 8.5 km away. Benipur is about 14 km away. Biraul is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalwara (3.7 km), Dahiar (3.8 km) and Sahru (3.8 km).

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

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