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About Siswan Village

Siswan is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 288 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1678 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siswan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140110
Area (hectares) 1678 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 288
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 771
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 Siswan compares

By the 2011 count Siswan is the 119th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 1678 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Siswan

Siswan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siswan 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 Siswan from other places

Siswan lies about 21 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 16 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 Siswan
Nearest town Naya Gaon 11 km
Nearest railway station Chatouli 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 16 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 21 km

Villages closest to Siswan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siswan village had a population of 510. That makes it the 119th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Siswan village has 288 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswan has about 771 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Siswan is 140110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siswan covers 1678 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Siswan falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Siswan is Chatouli, about 16 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 Siswan.

Siswan is about 21 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siswan is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Naya Gaon is about 11 km away. Chatouli is about 16 km away. Kharar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (2.8 km), Palhanpur (3.6 km) and Gabbe Majra (3.7 km).

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

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