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About Siwan Village

Siwan is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,788, made up of 846 males and 942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.71 hectares hectares.

Siwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 133.71 hectares
Population 1,788
Male Population 846
Female Population 942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
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 Siwan compares

By the 2011 count Siwan is the 128th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 133.71 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Siwan

Siwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Siwan 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 Siwan from other places

Siwan lies about 29 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 14 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 Siwan
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 12 km
Nearest town Chillupār 13 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 14 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 29 km

Villages closest to Siwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siwan village had a population of 1,788. That makes it the 128th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Siwan village has 846 males and 942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siwan has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Siwan covers 133.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siwan falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Siwan is Dohrighat, about 14 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 Siwan.

Siwan is about 29 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siwan is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sagri is about 12 km away. Chillupār is about 13 km away. Dohrighat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tulapur (under 2 km), Parewa Rudrapur (under 2 km) and Pokhra (under 2 km).

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

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