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About Sihar Village

Sihar is a small village in Isagarh tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 194 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares.

Sihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Isagarh
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 194
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihar compares

By the 2011 count Sihar is the 133rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Sihar

Sihar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sihar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sihar from other places

Sihar lies about 17 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratikheda, about 16 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 Sihar
Nearest railway station Ratikheda 16 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Isagarh 22 km

Villages closest to Sihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihar village had a population of 383. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Sihar village has 194 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihar has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Sihar covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sihar falls under Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sihar is Ratikheda, about 16 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 village for Sihar.

Sihar is about 17 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihar is in Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Ratikheda is about 16 km away. Ashoknagar is about 17 km away. Isagarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amhera (under 2 km), Kurayala (1.8 km) and Derkha (1.9 km).

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

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