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About Siho Village

Siho is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 314 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siho village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 529.22 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 314
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Siho compares

By the 2011 count Siho is the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 529.22 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Siho

Siho is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Siho 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siho from other places

Siho lies about 8.3 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 7.1 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 Siho
Nearest railway station Garwa 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Meral 7.9 km
District headquarters Garhwa 8.3 km

Villages closest to Siho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siho village had a population of 627. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Siho village has 314 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siho has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Siho is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siho covers 529.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Siho falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Siho is Garwa, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Siho.

Siho is about 8.3 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siho is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Garwa is about 7.1 km away. Meral is about 7.9 km away. Garhwa is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katri (under 2 km), Sikni (under 2 km) and Okhargar (2.0 km).

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

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