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About Siri Village

Siri is a small village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 97 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834003
Area (hectares) 218.05 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 97
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Siri compares

By the 2011 count Siri is the 87th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 218.05 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1002.

Getting to Siri

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

Siri lies about 15 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 9.1 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 Siri
Nearest railway station Balasiring 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 14 km
District headquarters Ranchi 15 km

Villages closest to Siri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siri village had a population of 185. That makes it the 87th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Siri village has 97 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siri has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Siri is 834003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siri covers 218.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Siri falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Siri is Balasiring, about 9.1 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 Siri.

Siri is about 15 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siri is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 9.1 km away. Namkum is about 14 km away. Ranchi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jojosiring (under 2 km), Merha (under 2 km) and Dewgain (under 2 km).

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

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