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About Sihad Village

Sihad is a mid sized village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,734, made up of 854 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493770, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihad village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493770
Area (hectares) 657.93 hectares
Population 1,734
Male Population 854
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihad compares

By the 2011 count Sihad is the 41st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 657.93 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Sihad

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

Sihad lies about 20 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Kurud, about 10 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 Sihad
Nearest railway station Kurud 10 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 20 km

Villages closest to Sihad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihad village had a population of 1,734. That makes it the 41st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Sihad village has 854 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihad has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Sihad is 493770. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihad covers 657.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihad falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sihad is Kurud, about 10 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 village for Sihad.

Sihad is about 20 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihad is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Kurud is about 10 km away. Dhamtari is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kosmarra (2.1 km), Khapri (3.2 km) and Chirpoti (3.3 km).

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

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