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About Siri Village

Siri is a mid sized village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 581 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 173.59 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 581
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siri compares

By the 2011 count Siri is the 23rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 173.59 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Siri

Siri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Siri from other places

Siri lies about 66 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, 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 Siri
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 26 km
Nearest town Kodarma 36 km
District headquarters Giridih 66 km

Villages closest to Siri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siri village had a population of 1,156. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Siri village has 581 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siri has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Siri is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siri covers 173.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siri falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Siri is Dhanwar, 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 <5 km distance for Siri.

Siri is about 66 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siri is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 3.8 km away. Dhanwar is about 26 km away. Kodarma is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khakhaswakoni (under 2 km), Koni (under 2 km) and Tarabirne (1.9 km).

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

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