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About Sihar Village

Sihar is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 152 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 829.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 829.51 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 152
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihar compares

By the 2011 count Sihar is the 109th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 829.51 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Sihar

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

Sihar lies about 123 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakhna, about 60 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 Sihar
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Lakhna 60 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 67 km
District headquarters Raipur 123 km

Villages closest to Sihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihar village had a population of 335. That makes it the 109th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Sihar village has 152 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihar has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Sihar is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihar covers 829.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sihar falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sihar is Lakhna, about 60 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 Sihar.

Sihar is about 123 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihar is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 6.9 km away. Lakhna is about 60 km away. Kantābānji is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siharlati (under 2 km), Ledibahar (1.6 km) and Girhola (2.2 km).

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

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