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About Sirmadih Village

Sirmadih is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 360 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirmadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirmadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 360
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Sirmadih compares

By the 2011 count Sirmadih is the 95th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 986.

Getting to Sirmadih

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

Sirmadih lies about 71 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 24 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 Sirmadih
Tehsil headquarters Birni 7.9 km
Nearest town Jamūī 20 km
Nearest railway station Chaura BH 24 km
District headquarters Giridih 71 km

Villages closest to Sirmadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirmadih village had a population of 678. That makes it the 95th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Sirmadih village has 360 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirmadih has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Sirmadih is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirmadih covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirmadih falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirmadih is Chaura BH, about 24 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 Sirmadih.

Sirmadih is about 71 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirmadih is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 7.9 km away. Jamūī is about 20 km away. Chaura BH is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasbani (under 2 km), Sirmatanr (1.6 km) and Balidih (3.9 km).

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

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