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About Siswa Village

Siswa is a mid sized village in Kishanpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 655 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Kishanpur
Pincode 852131
Area (hectares) 328 hectares
Population 1,225
Male Population 655
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siswa compares

By the 2011 count Siswa is the 31st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,838 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Siswa

Siswa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siswa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Siswa from other places

Siswa lies about 44 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Khutauna, about 4.5 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 Siswa
Nearest railway station Khutauna 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishanpur 16 km
Nearest town Nirmāli 24 km
District headquarters Supaul 44 km

Villages closest to Siswa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siswa village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 31st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,838 residents.

Siswa village has 655 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswa has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Siswa is 852131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siswa covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siswa falls under Kishanpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Siswa is Khutauna, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance for Siswa.

Siswa is about 44 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siswa is in Kishanpur tehsil of Supaul district. Khutauna is about 4.5 km away. Kishanpur is about 16 km away. Nirmāli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (5.3 km), Sisauni (7.8 km) and Phulwaria (11 km).

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

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