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About Sirsain Village

Sirsain is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 633 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567.81 hectares hectares.

Sirsain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsain village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 567.81 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 633
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sirsain compares

By the 2011 count Sirsain is the 65th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 567.81 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sirsain

The census records public bus service for Sirsain 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirsain from other places

Sirsain lies about 40 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 21 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 Sirsain
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 21 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 40 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 40 km

Villages closest to Sirsain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsain village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 65th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Sirsain village has 633 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsain has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Sirsain covers 567.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsain falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sirsain is Lusa, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sirsain.

Sirsain is about 40 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsain is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 9.8 km away. Lusa is about 21 km away. Sonbhadra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basahi (under 2 km), Mahokhar (under 2 km) and Amilaudha (under 2 km).

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

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