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About Sihora Village

Sihora is one of the larger villages in Mahavan tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,049, made up of 4,310 males and 3,739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.63 hectares hectares.

Sihora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihora village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mahavan
Area (hectares) 67.63 hectares
Population 8,049
Male Population 4,310
Female Population 3,739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sihora compares

By the 2011 count Sihora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents. Its 67.63 hectares work out to about 119 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Sihora

Sihora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sihora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sihora from other places

Sihora lies about 9.1 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Mathura Cantonment, about 7.9 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 Sihora
Nearest town Rāya 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Mathura Cantonment 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahavan 9.1 km
District headquarters Mathura 9.1 km

Villages closest to Sihora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihora village had a population of 8,049. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents.

Sihora village has 4,310 males and 3,739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihora has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Sihora covers 67.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 119 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sihora falls under Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sihora is Mathura Cantonment, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sihora is about 9.1 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihora is in Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district. Rāya is about 6.9 km away. Mathura Cantonment is about 7.9 km away. Mahavan is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Gausana (2.6 km), Shahpur Khadar (2.6 km) and Nagla Qazi (2.7 km).

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

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