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About Sirka Village

Sirka is a mid sized village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 358 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manoharpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 477.37 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 358
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirka compares

By the 2011 count Sirka is the 44th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 477.37 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 991.

Getting to Sirka

Sirka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sirka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sirka from other places

Sirka lies about 57 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Sirka
Tehsil headquarters Manoharpur 7.1 km
Nearest town Rourkela 32 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 57 km

Villages closest to Sirka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirka village had a population of 707. That makes it the 44th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Sirka village has 358 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirka has about 975 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Sirka is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirka covers 477.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirka falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sirka notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Sirka.

Sirka is about 57 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirka is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manoharpur is about 7.1 km away. Rourkela is about 32 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijatoli (1.8 km), Kurtabera (2.1 km) and Sadpatka (3.0 km).

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

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