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About Siswa Village

Siswa is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,115, made up of 1,097 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siswa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 273303
Area (hectares) 158.3 hectares
Population 2,115
Male Population 1,097
Female Population 1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siswa compares

By the 2011 count Siswa is the 200th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 158.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Siswa

Siswa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Siswa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Siswa from other places

Siswa lies about 22 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Ghughuli, about 16 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 Siswa
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 3.0 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Ghughuli 16 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 22 km

Villages closest to Siswa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siswa village had a population of 2,115. That makes it the 200th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Siswa village has 1,097 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siswa has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Siswa is 273303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siswa covers 158.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siswa falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Siswa is Ghughuli, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Siswa.

Siswa is about 22 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siswa is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 3.0 km away. Mahārāganj is about 3.0 km away. Ghughuli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siswa Babu (under 2 km), Siswaraja (under 2 km) and Mujahna Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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