About Sijua Village

Sijua is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 423 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sijua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814144
Area (hectares)	181 hectares
Population	874
Male Population	423
Female Population	451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
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 Sijua compares

By the 2011 count Sijua is the 25th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sijua

Sijua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sijua 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 Sijua from other places

Sijua lies about 23 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barmasia, about 19 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
Nearest railway station	Barmasia	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	23 km
District headquarters	Dumka	23 km

Villages closest to Sijua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranishwar 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 874. That makes it the 25th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Sijua village has 423 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijua has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sijua is 814144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijua covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sijua falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sijua is Barmasia, about 19 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 Sijua.

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

Sijua is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Barmasia is about 19 km away. Ranishwar is about 23 km away. Dumka is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.