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About Sihorwa Village

Sihorwa is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 236 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.02 hectares hectares.

Sihorwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihorwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 34.02 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 236
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihorwa compares

By the 2011 count Sihorwa is the 208th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 34.02 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sihorwa

Sihorwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sihorwa as Available within 10+ 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 Sihorwa from other places

Sihorwa lies about 12 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kauriaa Jungle, about 5.5 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 Sihorwa
Nearest railway station Kauriaa Jungle 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 12 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 12 km

Villages closest to Sihorwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihorwa village had a population of 464. That makes it the 208th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Sihorwa village has 236 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihorwa has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Sihorwa covers 34.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sihorwa falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sihorwa is Kauriaa Jungle, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sihorwa.

Sihorwa is about 12 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihorwa is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Kauriaa Jungle is about 5.5 km away. Sahjanwa is about 12 km away. Gorakhpur 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 Matiara (2.0 km), Matiari (2.0 km) and Bandhua Urf Baurdiha (3.4 km).

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

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