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About Sihar Village

Sihar is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 408 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 279.34 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 408
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihar compares

By the 2011 count Sihar is the 40th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 279.34 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saraidih, Saranadih, Sargawan and Sarima. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 803. That makes it the 40th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Sihar village has 408 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Sihar is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihar covers 279.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihar falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sihar notes the nearest railway station 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 Sihar.

Sihar is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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