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About Sirsahi Village

Sirsahi is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 639 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 537.28 hectares
Population 1,313
Male Population 639
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsahi compares

By the 2011 count Sirsahi is the 33rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 537.28 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sirsahi

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

Sirsahi lies about 18 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 14 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 Sirsahi
Nearest railway station Musra 14 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 18 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 19 km

Villages closest to Sirsahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsahi village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Sirsahi village has 639 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsahi has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sirsahi is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsahi covers 537.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsahi falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sirsahi is Musra, about 14 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 Sirsahi.

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

Sirsahi is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 14 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 18 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon 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 Gatapar Kalan (under 2 km), Shikari Tola (2.0 km) and Charbhatha (2.8 km).

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

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