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About Sirlay Village

Sirlay is one of the larger villages in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,022, made up of 2,602 males and 2,420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.84 hectares hectares.

Sirlay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirlay village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 576.84 hectares
Population 5,022
Male Population 2,602
Female Population 2,420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sirlay compares

By the 2011 count Sirlay is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 576.84 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Sirlay

Sirlay is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sirlay as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sirlay from other places

Sirlay lies about 65 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Barwaha, 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 Sirlay
Nearest railway station Barwaha under 2 km
Nearest town Barwāh 1.8 km
District headquarters Khargone 65 km

Villages closest to Sirlay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirlay village had a population of 5,022. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Sirlay village has 2,602 males and 2,420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirlay has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Sirlay covers 576.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirlay falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sirlay is Barwaha, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sirlay.

Sirlay is about 65 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirlay is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Barwaha is about under 2 km away. Barwāh is about 1.8 km away. Khargone is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaimalpura (under 2 km), Barwaha Kasba (1.8 km) and Bawari Kheda (1.8 km).

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

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