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About Siura Village

Siura is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 494 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731233
Area (hectares) 179.69 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 494
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Siura compares

By the 2011 count Siura is the 60th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 179.69 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Siura

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

Siura lies about 4.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 3.4 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 Siura
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 4.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.9 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 6.1 km

Villages closest to Siura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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 Siura

As per the Census of India 2011, Siura village had a population of 975. That makes it the 60th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Siura village has 494 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siura has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Siura is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siura covers 179.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Siura falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Siura is Adalpahari, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Siura.

Siura is about 4.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siura is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 3.4 km away. Rampurhat I is about 4.9 km away. Birbhum is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sibdaspur (under 2 km), Chakaipur (under 2 km) and Kusumba (1.9 km).

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

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