About Sirkabad Village

Sirkabad is one of the larger villages in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,288, made up of 3,284 males and 3,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 881.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirkabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirkabad village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Arsha
Pincode	723154
Area (hectares)	881.81 hectares
Population	6,288
Male Population	3,284
Female Population	3,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirkabad compares

By the 2011 count Sirkabad is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 881.81 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sirkabad

Sirkabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirkabad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sirkabad from other places

Sirkabad lies about 18 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Kantadih railway station, about 12 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 Sirkabad
Tehsil headquarters	Arsha	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kantadih railway station	12 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	18 km

Villages closest to Sirkabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirkabad village had a population of 6,288. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Sirkabad village has 3,284 males and 3,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirkabad has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sirkabad is 723154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirkabad covers 881.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sirkabad falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sirkabad is Kantadih railway station, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sirkabad.

Sirkabad is about 18 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirkabad is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Arsha is about 6.3 km away. Kantadih railway station is about 12 km away. Puruliya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.