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About Sirpur Village

Sirpur is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 373 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494229
Area (hectares) 61.06 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 373
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirpur compares

By the 2011 count Sirpur is the 70th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 61.06 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sirpur

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

Sirpur lies about 82 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 66 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 Sirpur
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 14 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 53 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 66 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 82 km

Villages closest to Sirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirpur village had a population of 710. That makes it the 70th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Sirpur village has 373 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Sirpur is 494229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirpur covers 61.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirpur falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sirpur is Keoti, about 66 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 10+ km distance for Sirpur.

Sirpur is about 82 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.

Sirpur is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 14 km away. Garhchiroli is about 53 km away. Keoti is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (4.5 km), Kandadi (7.1 km) and Jagannathpur (7.9 km).

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

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