About Sijua Village

Sijua is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 115 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, 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	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	129.12 hectares
Population	221
Male Population	115
Female Population	106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 171st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 129.12 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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 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	Shikaripara	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 Shikaripara 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 221. That makes it the 171st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Sijua village has 115 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijua has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sijua is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijua covers 129.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sijua falls under Shikaripara 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 5 - 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 Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Barmasia is about 19 km away. Shikaripara 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.