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About Sihli Village

Sihli is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 66 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 66
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sihli compares

By the 2011 count Sihli is the 141st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Sihli

Sihli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sihli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sihli from other places

Sihli lies about 11 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 4.6 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 Sihli
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 4.6 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 11 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 18 km

Villages closest to Sihli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihli village had a population of 133. That makes it the 141st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Sihli village has 66 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihli has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Sihli is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihli covers 161 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.

Sihli falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sihli is Karanpurato, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sihli.

Sihli is about 11 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihli is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 4.6 km away. Sahibganj is about 11 km away. Sāhibganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahera (under 2 km), Gowaibhita (1.6 km) and Gogra (2.3 km).

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

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