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About Siroi Khurd Village

Siroi Khurd is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,950, made up of 985 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siroi Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siroi Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 750 hectares
Population 1,950
Male Population 985
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Siroi Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Siroi Khurd is the 13th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 750 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Siroi Khurd

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

Siroi Khurd lies about 24 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 26 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 9.3 km
District headquarters Garhwa 24 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 26 km

Villages closest to Siroi Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Siroi Khurd village had a population of 1,950. That makes it the 13th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Siroi Khurd village has 985 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siroi Khurd has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

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

Siroi Khurd covers 750 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Siroi Khurd is Meralgram, about 26 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 Siroi Khurd.

Siroi Khurd is about 24 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siroi Khurd is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 9.3 km away. Garhwa is about 24 km away. Meralgram is about 26 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 Kalan (under 2 km), Nawabandh (3.0 km) and Damaran (3.2 km).

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

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