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About Sirjam Village

Sirjam is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 217 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirjam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirjam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 124.64 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 217
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sirjam compares

By the 2011 count Sirjam is the 140th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 124.64 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Sirjam

Sirjam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sirjam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shyampur, Siada, Sidpur and Sihika. 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 Sirjam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirjam village had a population of 397. That makes it the 140th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Sirjam village has 217 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirjam has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Sirjam is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirjam covers 124.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirjam falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sirjam notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sirjam.

Sirjam is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Sirjam today is likely to be higher.

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