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About Siwan Village

Siwan is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,437, made up of 1,781 males and 1,656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 926 hectares hectares.

Siwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 926 hectares
Population 3,437
Male Population 1,781
Female Population 1,656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siwan compares

By the 2011 count Siwan is the 34th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 926 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 933.

Getting to Siwan

Siwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Siwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Siwan from other places

Siwan lies about 30 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Chaubisi, about 14 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 Siwan
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Chaubisi 14 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 30 km
Nearest town Raebareli 30 km

Villages closest to Siwan

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 Siwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Siwan village had a population of 3,437. That makes it the 34th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Siwan village has 1,781 males and 1,656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siwan has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Siwan covers 926 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siwan falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Siwan is Chaubisi, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Siwan.

Siwan is about 30 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siwan is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Maharajganj is about 13 km away. Chaubisi is about 14 km away. Rae Bareli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamunipur (under 2 km), Kotwa (2.0 km) and Mohamdabad Kotwa (2.0 km).

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

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