About Shijhua Village

Shijhua is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,583, made up of 1,339 males and 1,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shijhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shijhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	2,583
Male Population	1,339
Female Population	1,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shijhua compares

By the 2011 count Shijhua is the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Shijhua

Shijhua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shijhua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Shijhua from other places

Shijhua lies about 23 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 16 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 Shijhua
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	23 km
District headquarters	Araria	23 km

Villages closest to Shijhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shijhua village had a population of 2,583. That makes it the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Shijhua village has 1,339 males and 1,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shijhua has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Shijhua is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shijhua covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shijhua falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shijhua is Forbesganj Junction, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shijhua.

Shijhua is about 23 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shijhua is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 14 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 16 km away. Kursakatta is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.