About Sira Village

Sira is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 639 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sira village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Khoyrasol
Pincode	731125
Area (hectares)	326.58 hectares
Population	1,209
Male Population	639
Female Population	570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sira compares

By the 2011 count Sira is the 42nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 326.58 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sira

Sira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sira 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sira from other places

Sira 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 Sira
Nearest railway station	Chinpai	13 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khoyrasol	25 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	62 km

Villages closest to Sira

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

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Common questions about Sira

As per the Census of India 2011, Sira village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Sira village has 639 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sira has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sira is 731125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sira covers 326.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sira falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sira 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sira.

Sira 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.

Sira is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 13 km away. Dubrājpur is about 14 km away. Khoyrasol is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.