About Sirsam Village

Sirsam is a mid sized village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 621 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487 hectares hectares.

Sirsam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsam village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani
Tehsil	Palam
Area (hectares)	487 hectares
Population	1,194
Male Population	621
Female Population	573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsam compares

By the 2011 count Sirsam is the 31st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 487 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sirsam

Sirsam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirsam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sirsam from other places

Sirsam lies about 46 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 20 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 Sirsam
Tehsil headquarters	Palam	16 km
Nearest town	Ahmadpur	19 km
Nearest railway station	Gangakher	20 km
District headquarters	Parbhani	46 km

Villages closest to Sirsam

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

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Common questions about Sirsam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsam village had a population of 1,194. That makes it the 31st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Sirsam village has 621 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsam has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Sirsam covers 487 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsam falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sirsam is Gangakher, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sirsam.

Sirsam is about 46 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsam is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Palam is about 16 km away. Ahmadpur is about 19 km away. Gangakher is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.