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About Sihani Village

Sihani is a large village in Ramsar tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,547, made up of 1,305 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1457.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Ramsar
Pincode 344001
Area (hectares) 1457.57 hectares
Population 2,547
Male Population 1,305
Female Population 1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihani compares

By the 2011 count Sihani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 1457.57 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 904.

Getting to Sihani

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

Sihani lies about 32 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Khadeen, about 7.0 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 Sihani
Nearest railway station Khadeen 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramsar 21 km
District headquarters Barmer 32 km
Nearest town Bārmer 32 km

Villages closest to Sihani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihani village had a population of 2,547. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Sihani village has 1,305 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihani has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Sihani is 344001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihani covers 1457.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sihani falls under Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sihani is Khadeen, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sihani.

Sihani is about 32 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihani is in Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district. Khadeen is about 7.0 km away. Ramsar is about 21 km away. Barmer is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anta (under 2 km), Bhadaroo (2.7 km) and Hathma (4.4 km).

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

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