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About Sirsa Village

Sirsa is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 166 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirsa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 83.58 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 166
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sirsa compares

By the 2011 count Sirsa is the 109th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 83.58 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Sirsa

Sirsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirsa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirsa from other places

Sirsa lies about 85 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajalukan, about 9.8 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 Sirsa
Nearest railway station Rajalukan 9.8 km
Nearest town Baripāda 34 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamboni 35 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 85 km

Villages closest to Sirsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirsa village had a population of 318. That makes it the 109th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Sirsa village has 166 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirsa has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Sirsa is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirsa covers 83.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirsa falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sirsa is Rajalukan, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sirsa.

Sirsa is about 85 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirsa is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Rajalukan is about 9.8 km away. Baripāda is about 34 km away. Jamboni is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beragari (10 km), Nera (12 km) and Kani Mahuli (12 km).

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

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