About Sirkabad Village

Sirkabad is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 303 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, 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	Balarampur
Pincode	723153
Area (hectares)	131.93 hectares
Population	609
Male Population	303
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sirkabad compares

By the 2011 count Sirkabad is the 63rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 131.93 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sirkabad

Sirkabad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sirkabad as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 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
Nearest railway station	Kantadih railway station	12 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balarampur	20 km

Villages closest to Sirkabad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balarampur 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 609. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Sirkabad village has 303 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirkabad has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sirkabad is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirkabad covers 131.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirkabad falls under Balarampur 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Kantadih railway station is about 12 km away. Puruliya is about 18 km away. Balarampur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.