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About Sisawa Village

Sisawa is a small village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 219 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Sisawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sisawa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 219
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sisawa compares

By the 2011 count Sisawa is the 89th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Sisawa

Sisawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sisawa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sisawa from other places

Sisawa lies about 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sham Kauria, about under 2 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 Sisawa
Nearest railway station Sham Kauria under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 8.1 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Sisawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sisawa village had a population of 461. That makes it the 89th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Sisawa village has 219 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sisawa has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Sisawa covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sisawa falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sisawa is Sham Kauria, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sisawa.

Sisawa is about 22 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sisawa is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Sham Kauria is about under 2 km away. Marhaura is about 8.1 km away. Saran is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siswa (under 2 km), Sardharae Ke Tola (3.4 km) and Semarahia (7.0 km).

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

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