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About Sirsia Village

Sirsia is a small village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 41 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.62 hectares hectares.

Sirsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 48.62 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 41
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsia compares

By the 2011 count Sirsia is the 244th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 48.62 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Sirsia

Sirsia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirsia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sirsia from other places

Sirsia lies about 30 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 23 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 Sirsia
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 7.3 km
Nearest town Bānsi 19 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 23 km
District headquarters Basti 30 km

Villages closest to Sirsia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsia village had a population of 83. That makes it the 244th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Sirsia village has 41 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsia has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Sirsia covers 48.62 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.

Sirsia falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sirsia is Govindnagar, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sirsia.

Sirsia is about 30 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsia is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 7.3 km away. Bānsi is about 19 km away. Govindnagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasani (under 2 km), Hasni (under 2 km) and Kusouna (under 2 km).

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

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