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About Sirsa Village

Sirsa is a small village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 232 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 98.5 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 232
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsa compares

By the 2011 count Sirsa is the 125th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 98.5 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 965.

Getting to Sirsa

Sirsa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sirsa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirsa from other places

Sirsa lies about 15 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur railway station, about 9.5 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 Sirsa
Nearest railway station Mathurapur railway station 9.5 km
Nearest town Madhupur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 15 km
District headquarters Deoghar 15 km

Villages closest to Sirsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsa village had a population of 439. That makes it the 125th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Sirsa village has 232 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsa has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sirsa is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsa covers 98.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsa falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirsa is Mathurapur railway station, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sirsa.

Sirsa is about 15 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsa is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Mathurapur railway station is about 9.5 km away. Madhupur is about 13 km away. Palojori is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsiya (under 2 km), Chanddih (5.6 km) and Chandraidih (5.6 km).

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

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