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About Sihara Village

Sihara is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,738, made up of 910 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 90.67 hectares
Population 1,738
Male Population 910
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sihara compares

By the 2011 count Sihara is the 56th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 90.67 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sihara

The census records public bus service for Sihara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sihara from other places

Sihara lies about 53 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 6.2 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 Sihara
Nearest railway station Rajgram 6.2 km
Nearest town Pakur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 33 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 53 km

Villages closest to Sihara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihara village had a population of 1,738. That makes it the 56th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Sihara village has 910 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihara has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sihara is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihara covers 90.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sihara falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sihara is Rajgram, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sihara.

Sihara is about 53 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihara is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rajgram is about 6.2 km away. Pakur is about 13 km away. Sagardighi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beloria (11 km), Buzrak Fatepur (11 km) and Ramnagar (12 km).

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

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