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About Sirsia Village

Sirsia is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 651 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 651
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sirsia compares

By the 2011 count Sirsia is the 14th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sirsia

Sirsia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sirsia as Available within 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirsia from other places

Sirsia lies about 50 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, 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 Sirsia
Nearest railway station New Giridih under 2 km
Nearest town Giridih 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Devipur 34 km
District headquarters Deoghar 50 km

Villages closest to Sirsia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsia village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 14th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Sirsia village has 651 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsia has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sirsia is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsia covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsia falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirsia is New Giridih, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sirsia.

Sirsia is about 50 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsia is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. New Giridih is about under 2 km away. Giridih is about 2.9 km away. Devipur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsia Chhit (under 2 km), Jagatpur (under 2 km) and Saharpur (2.6 km).

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

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