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About Sirarai Village

Sirarai is one of the larger villages in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,915, made up of 3,571 males and 3,344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 844.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirarai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713428
Area (hectares) 844.05 hectares
Population 6,915
Male Population 3,571
Female Population 3,344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sirarai compares

By the 2011 count Sirarai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 844.05 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sirarai

Sirarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirarai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Shaldanga, Shilla, Sihigram and Simasimi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sirarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirarai village had a population of 6,915. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Sirarai village has 3,571 males and 3,344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirarai has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Sirarai is 713428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirarai covers 844.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirarai falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sirarai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sirarai.

Sirarai is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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