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About Siram Village

Siram is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,770, made up of 905 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 932 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siram village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822107
Area (hectares) 932 hectares
Population 1,770
Male Population 905
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siram compares

By the 2011 count Siram is the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 932 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Siram

Siram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Siram as Available within 5 - 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 Siram from other places

Siram lies about 44 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is McCluskieganj, about 6.9 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 Siram
Nearest railway station McCluskieganj 6.9 km
Nearest town Khalāri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 19 km
District headquarters Latehar 44 km

Villages closest to Siram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siram village had a population of 1,770. That makes it the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Siram village has 905 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siram has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Siram is 822107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siram covers 932 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Siram falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Siram is McCluskieganj, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Siram.

Siram is about 44 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siram is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. McCluskieganj is about 6.9 km away. Khalāri is about 11 km away. Balumath is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagea (under 2 km), Santi (1.8 km) and Chandli (2.6 km).

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

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