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About Siroi Kalan Village

Siroi Kalan is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,750, made up of 891 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1728 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siroi Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siroi Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 1728 hectares
Population 1,750
Male Population 891
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siroi Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Siroi Kalan is the 15th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 1728 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Siroi Kalan

Siroi Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Siroi Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Siroi Kalan from other places

Siroi Kalan lies about 25 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 27 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 Siroi Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 9.5 km
District headquarters Garhwa 25 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 27 km

Villages closest to Siroi Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranka 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 Siroi Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Siroi Kalan village had a population of 1,750. That makes it the 15th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Siroi Kalan village has 891 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siroi Kalan has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Siroi Kalan is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siroi Kalan covers 1728 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Siroi Kalan falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Siroi Kalan is Meralgram, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance for Siroi Kalan.

Siroi Kalan is about 25 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siroi Kalan is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 9.5 km away. Garhwa is about 25 km away. Meralgram is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siroi Khurd (under 2 km), Nawabandh (1.8 km) and Damaran (2.0 km).

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

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