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About Sirpur Village

Sirpur is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 112 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 65.6 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 112
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Sirpur compares

By the 2011 count Sirpur is the 246th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 65.6 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sirpur

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

Sirpur lies about 22 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, 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 Sirpur
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 10 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 20 km
District headquarters Pakur 22 km

Villages closest to Sirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirpur village had a population of 214. That makes it the 246th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Sirpur village has 112 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Sirpur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirpur covers 65.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirpur is Murarai, 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 Sirpur.

Sirpur is about 22 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 2.0 km away. Murarai is about 10 km away. Nalhāti 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 Sirajpur (under 2 km), Makdumpur (under 2 km) and Afiapara (under 2 km).

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

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