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About Sirri Village

Sirri is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,896, made up of 956 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491221
Area (hectares) 570.06 hectares
Population 1,896
Male Population 956
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirri compares

By the 2011 count Sirri is the 16th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 570.06 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sirri

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

Sirri lies about 20 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 5.7 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 Sirri
Nearest railway station Risama 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 14 km
Nearest town Bhilai 20 km
District headquarters Durg 20 km

Villages closest to Sirri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirri village had a population of 1,896. That makes it the 16th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Sirri village has 956 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirri has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Sirri is 491221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirri covers 570.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirri falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sirri is Risama, about 5.7 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 Sirri.

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

Sirri is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Risama is about 5.7 km away. Gunderdehi is about 14 km away. Bhilai 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 Kosa (1.5 km), Tamora (2.2 km) and Pangri (3.2 km).

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

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