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About Sirsia Village

Sirsia is a large village in Mairwa tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,696, made up of 1,278 males and 1,418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Mairwa
Pincode 841243
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 2,696
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
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 8th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

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 41 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, 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 Sirsia
Nearest town Kataiya 11 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mairwa 29 km
District headquarters Siwan 41 km

Villages closest to Sirsia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mairwa 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 2,696. That makes it the 8th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents.

Sirsia village has 1,278 males and 1,418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsia has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sirsia is 841243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsia covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirsia falls under Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sirsia is Panchdeori Halt, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sirsia.

Sirsia is about 41 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsia is in Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district. Kataiya is about 11 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 15 km away. Mairwa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khap Siswa (18 km), Lashkari Chhapra (22 km) and Narahiya (25 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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