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About Sirahi Village

Sirahi is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 404 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirahi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 150.28 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 404
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Sirahi compares

By the 2011 count Sirahi is the 113th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 150.28 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 959.

Getting to Sirahi

Sirahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirahi 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. The nearest villages by name are Siala, Sialdanga, Sibpur and Sibrambati. 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 Sirahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirahi village had a population of 753. That makes it the 113th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Sirahi village has 404 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirahi has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sirahi is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirahi covers 150.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirahi falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sirahi notes the nearest railway station 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 Sirahi.

Sirahi is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Sirahi today is likely to be higher.

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