About Sijua Village

Sijua is a small village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 102 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares.

Sijua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	54 hectares
Population	197
Male Population	102
Female Population	95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sijua compares

By the 2011 count Sijua is the 122nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sijua

Sijua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sijua 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sijua from other places

Sijua lies about 10 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 9.5 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 Sijua
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	9.5 km
District headquarters	Gaya	10 km

Villages closest to Sijua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Sijua

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijua village had a population of 197. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Sijua village has 102 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijua has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Sijua covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sijua falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sijua is Kastha, about 9.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sijua.

Sijua is about 10 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sijua is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 4.9 km away. Kastha is about 9.5 km away. Gaya is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.