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About Sirpur Village

Sirpur is a large village in Katangi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,510, made up of 1,266 males and 1,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 871.27 hectares hectares.

Sirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Katangi
Area (hectares) 871.27 hectares
Population 2,510
Male Population 1,266
Female Population 1,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sirpur compares

By the 2011 count Sirpur is the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 871.27 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Sirpur

The census records public bus service for Sirpur as Available within <5 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 Sirpur from other places

Sirpur lies about 32 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Lakhanwara, about under 2 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 Sirpur
Nearest railway station Lakhanwara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Katangi 8.3 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 17 km
District headquarters Balaghat 32 km

Villages closest to Sirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirpur village had a population of 2,510. That makes it the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Sirpur village has 1,266 males and 1,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Sirpur covers 871.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirpur falls under Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sirpur is Lakhanwara, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sirpur.

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

Sirpur is in Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district. Lakhanwara is about under 2 km away. Katangi is about 8.3 km away. Wārāseonī is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agri (2.1 km), Lohagri Ryt (2.1 km) and Lakhanwada (2.1 km).

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

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