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About Sijhori Village

Sijhori is a mid sized village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,764, made up of 854 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.4 hectares hectares.

Sijhori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijhori village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Chewara
Area (hectares) 181.4 hectares
Population 1,764
Male Population 854
Female Population 910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sijhori compares

By the 2011 count Sijhori is the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 181.4 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sijhori

Sijhori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sijhori as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sijhori from other places

Sijhori lies about 14 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 8.8 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 Sijhori
Tehsil headquarters Chewara 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Sirari 8.8 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 14 km

Villages closest to Sijhori

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

Common questions about Sijhori

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijhori village had a population of 1,764. That makes it the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Sijhori village has 854 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijhori has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Sijhori covers 181.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sijhori falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sijhori is Sirari, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance for Sijhori.

Sijhori is about 14 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sijhori is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 2.5 km away. Sirari is about 8.8 km away. Sheikhpura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (under 2 km), Hansapur (under 2 km) and Ghari (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sijhori today is likely to be higher.

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