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About Sihari Village

Sihari is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,366, made up of 651 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.6 hectares hectares.

Sihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 308.6 hectares
Population 1,366
Male Population 651
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihari compares

By the 2011 count Sihari is the 50th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 308.6 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sihari

Sihari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sihari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sihari from other places

Sihari lies about 44 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 18 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 Sihari
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 18 km
Nearest town Gondiā 28 km
District headquarters Balaghat 44 km

Villages closest to Sihari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihari village had a population of 1,366. That makes it the 50th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Sihari village has 651 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihari has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Sihari covers 308.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihari falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sihari is Amgaon, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sihari.

Sihari is about 44 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihari is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 9.1 km away. Amgaon is about 18 km away. Gondiā is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pondi (under 2 km), Churdi (under 2 km) and Awa (1.8 km).

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

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