About Srighar Village

Srighar is one of the larger villages in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,712, made up of 2,980 males and 2,732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 816108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srighar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srighar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Udhwa
Pincode	816108
Population	5,712
Male Population	2,980
Female Population	2,732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Srighar compares

By the 2011 count Srighar is the 10th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Srighar

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

How far is Srighar from other places

Srighar lies about 45 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 12 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 Srighar
Tehsil headquarters	Udhwa	7.0 km
Nearest town	Farakka	11 km
Nearest railway station	Bakudi	12 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	45 km

Villages closest to Srighar

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

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Common questions about Srighar

As per the Census of India 2011, Srighar village had a population of 5,712. That makes it the 10th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Srighar village has 2,980 males and 2,732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srighar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Srighar is 816108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srighar falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Srighar is Bakudi, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Srighar.

Srighar is about 45 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srighar is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Udhwa is about 7.0 km away. Farakka is about 11 km away. Bakudi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.