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About Sirsida Village

Sirsida is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 556 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsida village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 242.21 hectares
Population 1,133
Male Population 556
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsida compares

By the 2011 count Sirsida is the 37th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 242.21 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Sirsida

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

Sirsida lies about 60 km from Dhamtari. 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 Sirsida
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 5.1 km
Nearest town Kānker 46 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 60 km

Villages closest to Sirsida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsida village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 37th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Sirsida village has 556 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsida has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Sirsida is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsida covers 242.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsida falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sirsida notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Sirsida.

Sirsida is about 60 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsida is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 5.1 km away. Kānker is about 46 km away. Dhamtari is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patharridih (under 2 km), Deopur (1.8 km) and Bodsemra (1.9 km).

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

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