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About Sihur Village

Sihur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 523 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 182.98 hectares
Population 980
Male Population 523
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Sihur compares

By the 2011 count Sihur is the 80th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 182.98 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 954.

Getting to Sihur

Sihur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sihur 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 Shishrail, Shribai, Shukdebpur and Shyamnagar. 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 Sihur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihur village had a population of 980. That makes it the 80th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Sihur village has 523 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sihur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihur covers 182.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sihur 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 Sihur.

Sihur is in Tapan 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 Sihur today is likely to be higher.

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