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About Siwalkhar Village

Siwalkhar is a small village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 137 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siwalkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siwalkhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 17.43 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 137
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siwalkhar compares

By the 2011 count Siwalkhar is the 229th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 17.43 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Siwalkhar

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

Siwalkhar lies about 44 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 14 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 Siwalkhar
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 22 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 32 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 44 km

Villages closest to Siwalkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siwalkhar village had a population of 249. That makes it the 229th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Siwalkhar village has 137 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siwalkhar has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Siwalkhar is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siwalkhar covers 17.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siwalkhar falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Siwalkhar is Salkaroad, about 14 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Siwalkhar.

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

Siwalkhar is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Salkaroad is about 14 km away. Lormi is about 22 km away. Ratanpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achanakmar (3.2 km), Sarasdol (3.6 km) and Kukripani (5.7 km).

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

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