About Sijhat Village

Sijhat is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 340 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Sijhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijhat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	670
Male Population	340
Female Population	330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
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 Sijhat compares

By the 2011 count Sijhat is the 103rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sijhat

Sijhat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sijhat 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 Sijhat from other places

Sijhat lies about 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 9.8 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 Sijhat
Nearest railway station	Bela	9.8 km
Nearest town	Purāini	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	26 km
District headquarters	Banka	26 km

Villages closest to Sijhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijhat village had a population of 670. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sijhat village has 340 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijhat has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Sijhat covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sijhat falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sijhat is Bela, about 9.8 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 Sijhat.

Sijhat is about 26 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sijhat is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 9.8 km away. Purāini is about 15 km away. Dhuraiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.