About Sihipur Village

Sihipur is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,551, made up of 1,283 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal I
Pincode	732126
Area (hectares)	102.73 hectares
Population	2,551
Male Population	1,283
Female Population	1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihipur compares

By the 2011 count Sihipur is the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 102.73 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sihipur

Sihipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sihipur as Available within village. 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 Sihipur from other places

Sihipur lies about 48 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about under 2 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 Sihipur
Nearest railway station	Kamalpur Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal I	21 km
Nearest town	Katihar	26 km
District headquarters	Maldah	48 km

Villages closest to Sihipur

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

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Common questions about Sihipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihipur village had a population of 2,551. That makes it the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Sihipur village has 1,283 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihipur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sihipur is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihipur covers 102.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sihipur falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sihipur is Kamalpur Halt, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sihipur.

Sihipur is about 48 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihipur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Kamalpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Chanchal I is about 21 km away. Katihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.