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About Sirwa Village

Sirwa is a small village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 185 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3420.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345027
Area (hectares) 3420.8 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 185
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirwa compares

By the 2011 count Sirwa is the 89th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 3420.8 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 851.

Getting to Sirwa

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

Sirwa lies about 22 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 34 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 Sirwa
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Jaisalmer 34 km

Villages closest to Sirwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirwa village had a population of 333. That makes it the 89th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Sirwa village has 185 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirwa has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Sirwa is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirwa covers 3420.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirwa falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sirwa is Jaisalmer, about 34 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sirwa.

Sirwa is about 22 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirwa is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 22 km away. Jaisalmer is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakhrani (3.7 km), Modha Ganeshpura (4.3 km) and Jasuwa (5.1 km).

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

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