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About Firozpur Village

Firozpur is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,778, made up of 898 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Firozpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Firozpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 1,778
Male Population 898
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Firozpur compares

By the 2011 count Firozpur is the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Firozpur

Firozpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Firozpur as Available within village. 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 Firozpur from other places

Firozpur lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, 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 Firozpur
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 15 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km
Nearest town Siwān 16 km

Villages closest to Firozpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Firozpur village had a population of 1,778. That makes it the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Firozpur village has 898 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Firozpur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Firozpur covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Firozpur falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Firozpur is Jiradei, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Firozpur.

Firozpur is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Firozpur is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 9.8 km away. Jiradei is about 15 km away. Siwan 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 Chaksultanpur (under 2 km), Chakia (under 2 km) and Haibatpur (under 2 km).

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

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