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About Sihawa Village

Sihawa is a large village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,359, made up of 1,629 males and 1,730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihawa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 551.16 hectares
Population 3,359
Male Population 1,629
Female Population 1,730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihawa compares

By the 2011 count Sihawa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 551.16 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Sihawa

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

Sihawa lies about 58 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 Sihawa
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 6.1 km
Nearest town Kānker 44 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 58 km

Villages closest to Sihawa

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 Sihawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihawa village had a population of 3,359. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Sihawa village has 1,629 males and 1,730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihawa has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Sihawa is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihawa covers 551.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sihawa falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sihawa 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 Sihawa.

Sihawa is about 58 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihawa is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 6.1 km away. Kānker is about 44 km away. Dhamtari is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhiterras (under 2 km), Chhipalipara (under 2 km) and Sirsida (2.1 km).

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

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