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About Sirsida Village

Sirsida is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,737, made up of 834 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsida village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491221
Area (hectares) 377.21 hectares
Population 1,737
Male Population 834
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sirsida compares

By the 2011 count Sirsida is the 23rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 377.21 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sirsida

Sirsida is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sirsida 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 <5 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 18 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 3.3 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 Sirsida
Nearest railway station Risama 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 9.8 km
District headquarters Durg 18 km

Villages closest to Sirsida

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 Sirsida

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsida village had a population of 1,737. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Sirsida village has 834 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsida has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Sirsida covers 377.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsida falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sirsida is Risama, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sirsida.

Sirsida is about 18 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsida is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Risama is about 3.3 km away. Gunderdehi is about 9.8 km away. Durg is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Otebandh (under 2 km), Parsada (1.8 km) and Sukhri (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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