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About Sirma Village

Sirma is a small village in Keredari tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 73 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Keredari
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 73
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sirma compares

By the 2011 count Sirma is the 67th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sirma

Sirma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirma from other places

Sirma lies about 20 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 15 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 Sirma
Nearest railway station Bes 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Keredari 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km

Villages closest to Sirma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirma village had a population of 140. That makes it the 67th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Sirma village has 73 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirma has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sirma is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirma covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirma falls under Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirma is Bes, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sirma.

Sirma is about 20 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirma is in Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bes is about 15 km away. Keredari is about 20 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itij (under 2 km), Nawadih (1.7 km) and Kandaber (2.9 km).

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

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