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About Sihani Village

Sihani is a mid sized village in Zamania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 682 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Zamania
Pincode 232328
Area (hectares) 244.73 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 682
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sihani compares

By the 2011 count Sihani is the 131st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents. Its 244.73 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sihani

Sihani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sihani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sihani from other places

Sihani lies about 24 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Dildarnagar Junction, about 4.9 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 Sihani
Nearest railway station Dildarnagar Junction 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Zamania 12 km
Nearest town Zamānia 12 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 24 km

Villages closest to Sihani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihani village had a population of 1,307. That makes it the 131st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents.

Sihani village has 682 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihani has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Sihani is 232328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihani covers 244.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihani falls under Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sihani is Dildarnagar Junction, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Sihani.

Sihani is about 24 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihani is in Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Dildarnagar Junction is about 4.9 km away. Zamania is about 12 km away. Zamānia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitrakoni (under 2 km), Saraila Chitrakoni (under 2 km) and Kamesaradih (1.6 km).

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

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