About Sirkot Village

Sirkot is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 302 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirkot village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	319 hectares
Population	590
Male Population	302
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Sirkot compares

By the 2011 count Sirkot is the 75th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sirkot

Sirkot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sirkot 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 Sirkot from other places

Sirkot lies about 21 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, 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 Sirkot
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	5.8 km
District headquarters	Gumla	21 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	21 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	27 km

Villages closest to Sirkot

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

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Common questions about Sirkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirkot village had a population of 590. That makes it the 75th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Sirkot village has 302 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirkot has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sirkot is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirkot covers 319 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.

Sirkot falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirkot is Lohardaga, 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 Sirkot.

Sirkot is about 21 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirkot is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 5.8 km away. Gumla is about 21 km away. Gumlā is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.