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About Sirsia Village

Sirsia is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 123 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 123
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
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 Sirsia compares

By the 2011 count Sirsia is the 238th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sirsia

Sirsia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirsia 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 Sirsia from other places

Sirsia lies about 115 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 10 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 Sirsia
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 10 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 10 km
Nearest town Chatrā 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 115 km

Villages closest to Sirsia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsia village had a population of 263. That makes it the 238th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Sirsia village has 123 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsia has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sirsia is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsia covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirsia falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirsia is Kathautia, about 10 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 Sirsia.

Sirsia is about 115 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsia is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 10 km away. Kathautia is about 10 km away. Chatrā is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saharjam (under 2 km), Baradbatia (under 2 km) and Baramasia (under 2 km).

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

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