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About Shishi Village

Shishi is a mid sized village in Kukru tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 338 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shishi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shishi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kukru
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 169.31 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 338
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shishi compares

By the 2011 count Shishi is the 31st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 169.31 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shishi

The census records public bus service for Shishi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shishi from other places

Shishi lies about 32 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 3.0 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 Shishi
Tehsil headquarters Kukru 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 3.0 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 26 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 32 km

Villages closest to Shishi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shishi village had a population of 662. That makes it the 31st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Shishi village has 338 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shishi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Shishi is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shishi covers 169.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shishi falls under Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shishi is Bakarkudi, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shishi.

Shishi is about 32 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shishi is in Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kukru is about 1.6 km away. Bakarkudi is about 3.0 km away. Balarāmpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Datam (under 2 km), Kukru (1.6 km) and Panra (1.7 km).

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

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