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About Siswara Village

Siswara is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,767, made up of 1,323 males and 1,444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siswara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 276301
Area (hectares) 227.1 hectares
Population 2,767
Male Population 1,323
Female Population 1,444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siswara compares

By the 2011 count Siswara is the 49th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 227.1 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Siswara

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

Siswara lies about 98 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 6.7 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 Siswara
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 6.7 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 27 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 98 km

Villages closest to Siswara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siswara village had a population of 2,767. That makes it the 49th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Siswara village has 1,323 males and 1,444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswara has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Siswara is 276301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siswara covers 227.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siswara falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Siswara is Janghai Junction, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Siswara.

Siswara is about 98 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siswara is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Janghai Junction is about 6.7 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 12 km away. Phulpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lasara Kalan (under 2 km), Lasara Khurd (under 2 km) and Rampur Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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