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About Sirsa Village

Sirsa is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 762 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 403.61 hectares
Population 1,565
Male Population 762
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirsa compares

By the 2011 count Sirsa is the 32nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 403.61 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sirsa

Sirsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirsa as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirsa from other places

Sirsa lies about 62 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 13 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 Sirsa
Nearest railway station Chinpai 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 14 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 62 km

Villages closest to Sirsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsa village had a population of 1,565. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Sirsa village has 762 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsa has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sirsa is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsa covers 403.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsa falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sirsa is Chinpai, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sirsa.

Sirsa is about 62 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsa is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 13 km away. Dubrajpur is about 14 km away. Dubrājpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkari (under 2 km), Kanchannagar (under 2 km) and Kultor (under 2 km).

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

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