About Sihulibana Village

Sihulibana is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 284 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihulibana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihulibana village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	243 hectares
Population	535
Male Population	284
Female Population	251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihulibana compares

By the 2011 count Sihulibana is the 58th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1010.

Getting to Sihulibana

Sihulibana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sihulibana as Available within village. 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 Sihulibana from other places

Sihulibana lies about 35 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 11 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 Sihulibana
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	11 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	35 km
District headquarters	Dumka	35 km

Villages closest to Sihulibana

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

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Common questions about Sihulibana

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihulibana village had a population of 535. That makes it the 58th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Sihulibana village has 284 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihulibana has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sihulibana is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihulibana covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihulibana falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sihulibana is Harinsing, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sihulibana.

Sihulibana is about 35 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihulibana is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 11 km away. Rampur Hat is about 22 km away. Ranishwar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.