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About Sirwad Village

Sirwad is a mid sized village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 880 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1201.58 hectares hectares.

Sirwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirwad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 1201.58 hectares
Population 1,727
Male Population 880
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sirwad compares

By the 2011 count Sirwad is the 21st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 1201.58 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 915.

Getting to Sirwad

Sirwad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sirwad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sirwad from other places

Sirwad lies about 27 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagratawa, about 9.8 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 Sirwad
Tehsil headquarters Babai 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Bagratawa 9.8 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 22 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 27 km

Villages closest to Sirwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirwad village had a population of 1,727. That makes it the 21st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Sirwad village has 880 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirwad has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Sirwad covers 1201.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirwad falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sirwad is Bagratawa, about 9.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sirwad.

Sirwad is about 27 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirwad is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Babai is about 5.6 km away. Bagratawa is about 9.8 km away. Sohāgpur 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 Gajanpur (1.5 km), Budhwada (2.4 km) and Raipura (2.8 km).

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

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