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About Sirsiya Village

Sirsiya is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 244 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 814149
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 244
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
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 Sirsiya compares

By the 2011 count Sirsiya is the 108th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sirsiya

Sirsiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sirsiya 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 Sirsiya from other places

Sirsiya 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 Sirsiya
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 Sirsiya

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 Sirsiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsiya village had a population of 506. That makes it the 108th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Sirsiya village has 244 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsiya has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sirsiya is 814149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsiya covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsiya falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirsiya 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 Sirsiya.

Sirsiya 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.

Sirsiya 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 Sirsa (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 Sirsiya today is likely to be higher.

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