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About Shirsha Village

Shirsha is a mid sized village in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 609 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 787 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.6 hectares hectares.

Shirsha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirsha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Biswan
Area (hectares) 130.6 hectares
Population 1,088
Male Population 609
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 787
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 Shirsha compares

By the 2011 count Shirsha is the 242nd largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 130.6 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Shirsha

Shirsha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shirsha 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 Shirsha from other places

Shirsha lies about 56 km from Sitapur. 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 Shirsha
Tehsil headquarters Biswan 28 km
Nearest town Biswān 28 km
District headquarters Sitapur 56 km

Villages closest to Shirsha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirsha village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Shirsha village has 609 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirsha has about 787 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Shirsha covers 130.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shirsha falls under Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Shirsha notes the nearest railway station 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 Shirsha.

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

Shirsha is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Biswan is about 28 km away. Biswān is about 28 km away. Sitapur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakela (1.6 km), Naktela (1.6 km) and Bhanipur (2.5 km).

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

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