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About Siankabai Village

Siankabai is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 282 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siankabai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siankabai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 45.55 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 282
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 Siankabai compares

By the 2011 count Siankabai is the 110th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 45.55 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Siankabai

Siankabai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siankabai 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. The nearest villages by name are Shankarpur, Sher Pur Bamun Bar, Sherpur Tarasia Bar and Shibpur Betalya. 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 Siankabai

As per the Census of India 2011, Siankabai village had a population of 524. That makes it the 110th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Siankabai village has 282 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siankabai has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Siankabai is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siankabai covers 45.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siankabai falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Siankabai is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Siankabai today is likely to be higher.

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