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About Sishani Village

Sishani is a mid sized village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 397 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sishani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sishani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Pincode 271313
Area (hectares) 102.75 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 397
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sishani compares

By the 2011 count Sishani is the 263rd largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 102.75 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sishani

The census records public bus service for Sishani 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sishani from other places

Sishani lies about 56 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Babhnan, about 3.0 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 Sishani
Nearest railway station Babhnan 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mankapur 28 km
Nearest town Bastī 29 km
District headquarters Gonda 56 km

Villages closest to Sishani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sishani village had a population of 741. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Sishani village has 397 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sishani has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sishani is 271313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sishani covers 102.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sishani falls under Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sishani is Babhnan, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sishani.

Sishani is about 56 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sishani is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Babhnan is about 3.0 km away. Mankapur is about 28 km away. Bastī is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanda Ratti (under 2 km), Khamharia Khurd (under 2 km) and Sukrauli (under 2 km).

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

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