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About Sindri Village

Sindri is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 77 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sindri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sindri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 104.37 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 77
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Sindri compares

By the 2011 count Sindri is the 119th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 104.37 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1008.

Getting to Sindri

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

Sindri lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Sindri
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Sindri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sindri village had a population of 150. That makes it the 119th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Sindri village has 77 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sindri has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Sindri is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sindri covers 104.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sindri falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sindri is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Sindri.

Sindri is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sindri is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait 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 Argandi (under 2 km), Bastadih (under 2 km) and Bedomori (under 2 km).

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

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