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About Sidma Village

Sidma is a mid sized village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,503, made up of 736 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tantnagar
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 441.71 hectares
Population 1,503
Male Population 736
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Sidma compares

By the 2011 count Sidma is the 9th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 441.71 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Sidma

Sidma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sidma 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 Sidma from other places

Sidma lies about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 16 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 Sidma
Tehsil headquarters Tantnagar 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 16 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 18 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Sidma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidma village had a population of 1,503. That makes it the 9th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Sidma village has 736 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidma has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Sidma is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sidma covers 441.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sidma falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sidma is Singhpokharia, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Sidma.

Sidma is about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sidma is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about 3.1 km away. Singhpokharia is about 16 km away. Chāībāsa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murda (under 2 km), Kumbram (2.1 km) and Ukugutu (2.8 km).

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

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