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About Sirko Village

Sirko is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 690 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirko village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 496336
Area (hectares) 468.05 hectares
Population 1,380
Male Population 690
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirko compares

By the 2011 count Sirko is the 30th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 468.05 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Sirko

Sirko is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirko as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sirko from other places

Sirko lies about 73 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 45 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 Sirko
Nearest town Saraipali 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 27 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 45 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 73 km

Villages closest to Sirko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirko village had a population of 1,380. That makes it the 30th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Sirko village has 690 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirko has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sirko is 496336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirko covers 468.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirko falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sirko is Komakhan railway station, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sirko.

Sirko is about 73 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirko is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 24 km away. Pithora is about 27 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khursipahar (under 2 km), Salhe Tarai (3.0 km) and Narayanpur (4.5 km).

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

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