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About Sirra Village

Sirra is a mid sized village in Waraseoni tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,572, made up of 779 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.64 hectares hectares.

Sirra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Waraseoni
Area (hectares) 570.64 hectares
Population 1,572
Male Population 779
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sirra compares

By the 2011 count Sirra is the 45th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 570.64 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Sirra

Sirra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sirra as Available within 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 Sirra from other places

Sirra lies about 26 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Saongi, about 7.8 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 Sirra
Nearest railway station Saongi 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Waraseoni 14 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 14 km
District headquarters Balaghat 26 km

Villages closest to Sirra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirra village had a population of 1,572. That makes it the 45th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Sirra village has 779 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirra has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Sirra covers 570.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirra falls under Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sirra is Saongi, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sirra.

Sirra is about 26 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirra is in Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district. Saongi is about 7.8 km away. Waraseoni is about 14 km away. Wārāseonī is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramrama (1.6 km), Nandgaon (1.7 km) and Botejhari (2.0 km).

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

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