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About Siswan Kalan Village

Siswan Kalan is a large village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,032, made up of 1,545 males and 1,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siswan Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswan Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Siswan
Pincode 847236
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 3,032
Male Population 1,545
Female Population 1,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siswan Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Siswan Kalan is the 13th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Siswan Kalan

Siswan Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siswan Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Siswan Kalan from other places

Siswan Kalan lies about 19 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 12 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 Siswan Kalan
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 12 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Siswan 19 km
District headquarters Siwan 19 km

Villages closest to Siswan Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siswan Kalan village had a population of 3,032. That makes it the 13th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Siswan Kalan village has 1,545 males and 1,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswan Kalan has about 962 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Siswan Kalan is 847236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siswan Kalan covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siswan Kalan falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siswan Kalan is Duraundha Junction, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Siswan Kalan.

Siswan Kalan is about 19 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siswan Kalan is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 12 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Siswan is about 19 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 Khurd (under 2 km), Arjanipur (under 2 km) and Ijra (1.9 km).

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

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