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About Sihvpur Village

Sihvpur is a small village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 137 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihvpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihvpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 137
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihvpur compares

By the 2011 count Sihvpur is the 81st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 983.

Getting to Sihvpur

Sihvpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sihvpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sihvpur from other places

Sihvpur lies about 33 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about under 2 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 Sihvpur
Nearest railway station Shivpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 9.6 km
Nearest town Churi 30 km
District headquarters Chatra 33 km

Villages closest to Sihvpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihvpur village had a population of 266. That makes it the 81st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Sihvpur village has 137 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihvpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Sihvpur is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihvpur covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihvpur falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sihvpur is Shivpur, about under 2 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sihvpur.

Sihvpur is about 33 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihvpur is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Shivpur is about under 2 km away. Tandwa is about 9.6 km away. Churi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naudiha (under 2 km), Ghaghra (2.8 km) and Brinda (3.6 km).

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

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