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About Sindri Village

Sindri is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,239, made up of 661 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.38 hectares hectares.

Sindri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sindri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 56.38 hectares
Population 1,239
Male Population 661
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sindri compares

By the 2011 count Sindri is the 85th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 56.38 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sindri

Sindri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sindri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sindri from other places

Sindri lies about 15 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Sindri Town, about 1.8 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 Sindri
Nearest railway station Sindri Town 1.8 km
Nearest town Pāthardih 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 15 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 15 km

Villages closest to Sindri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Sindri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sindri village had a population of 1,239. That makes it the 85th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Sindri village has 661 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sindri has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Sindri covers 56.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sindri falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sindri is Sindri Town, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sindri.

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

Sindri is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Sindri Town is about 1.8 km away. Pāthardih is about 6.0 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Balrampur (6.4 km), Palarpur (6.7 km) and Benagaria (9.5 km).

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

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