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About Sirsiya Village

Sirsiya is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 372 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.07 hectares hectares.

Sirsiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 82.07 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 372
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sirsiya compares

By the 2011 count Sirsiya is the 419th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 82.07 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sirsiya

Sirsiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sirsiya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirsiya from other places

Sirsiya lies about 42 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 19 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 Sirsiya
Nearest town Mehndāwal 11 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 22 km
District headquarters Basti 42 km

Villages closest to Sirsiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsiya village had a population of 722. That makes it the 419th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sirsiya village has 372 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsiya has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Sirsiya covers 82.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirsiya falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sirsiya is Uska Bazar, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sirsiya.

Sirsiya is about 42 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsiya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 11 km away. Uska Bazar is about 19 km away. Harraiya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonha (1.6 km), Pauni Jabti (2.3 km) and Pauni Rani (2.3 km).

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

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