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About Sirsi Village

Sirsi is a large village in Bhaiyathan tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,775, made up of 1,430 males and 1,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1188.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Bhaiyathan
Pincode 497231
Area (hectares) 1188.86 hectares
Population 2,775
Male Population 1,430
Female Population 1,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sirsi compares

By the 2011 count Sirsi is the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 1188.86 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Sirsi

Sirsi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirsi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirsi from other places

Sirsi lies about 43 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Surajpur Road, about 7.4 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 Sirsi
Tehsil headquarters Bhaiyathan 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Surajpur Road 7.4 km
Nearest town Surajpur 15 km
District headquarters Surguja 43 km

Villages closest to Sirsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsi village had a population of 2,775. That makes it the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Sirsi village has 1,430 males and 1,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsi has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Sirsi is 497231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsi covers 1188.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsi falls under Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sirsi is Surajpur Road, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Sirsi.

Sirsi is about 43 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsi is in Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district. Bhaiyathan is about 4.5 km away. Surajpur Road is about 7.4 km away. Surajpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaiyathan (4.5 km), Jhilmili (5.2 km) and Khopa (7.6 km).

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

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