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About Sihal Village

Sihal is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 507 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 81.76 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 507
Female Population 494
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 Sihal compares

By the 2011 count Sihal is the 48th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 81.76 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sihal

Sihal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sihal 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. The nearest villages by name are Selimabad, Serpur, Shisha and Shyampur. 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 Sihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihal village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 48th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Sihal village has 507 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihal has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sihal is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihal covers 81.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sihal falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

Sihal is in Bansihari 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 Sihal today is likely to be higher.

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