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About Sirsida Village

Sirsida is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,790, made up of 879 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsida village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494337
Area (hectares) 799.64 hectares
Population 1,790
Male Population 879
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsida compares

By the 2011 count Sirsida is the 9th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 799.64 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Sirsida

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

Sirsida lies about 27 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 29 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 Sirsida
Tehsil headquarters Charama 2.5 km
Nearest town Kānker 26 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 27 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 29 km

Villages closest to Sirsida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsida village had a population of 1,790. That makes it the 9th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Sirsida village has 879 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsida has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Sirsida is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsida covers 799.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsida falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sirsida is Gudum, about 29 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 Sirsida.

Sirsida is about 27 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsida is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 2.5 km away. Kānker is about 26 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dargahan (under 2 km), Bargari (1.6 km) and Raghotola (1.9 km).

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

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