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About Siha Village

Siha is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 643 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 297.72 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 643
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siha compares

By the 2011 count Siha is the 26th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 297.72 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Siha

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

Siha lies about 19 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 18 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 Siha
Nearest railway station Raigarh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 19 km

Villages closest to Siha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siha village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 26th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Siha village has 643 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siha has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Siha is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siha covers 297.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siha falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Siha is Raigarh, about 18 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 km distance for Siha.

Siha is about 19 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siha is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 18 km away. Pusour is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotasura (under 2 km), Bonda (under 2 km) and Chhichhor Umaria (1.9 km).

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

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