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About Sinjo Village

Sinjo is a mid sized village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 375 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sinjo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sinjo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhandaria
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 1114 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 375
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Sinjo compares

By the 2011 count Sinjo is the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 1114 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sinjo

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

Sinjo lies about 41 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 27 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 Sinjo
Tehsil headquarters Bhandaria 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 27 km
Nearest town Medininagar 35 km
District headquarters Garhwa 41 km

Villages closest to Sinjo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sinjo village had a population of 693. That makes it the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Sinjo village has 375 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sinjo has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sinjo is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sinjo covers 1114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sinjo falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sinjo is Barwadih Junction, about 27 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 Sinjo.

Sinjo is about 41 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sinjo is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 6.8 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 27 km away. Medininagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rodo (2.4 km), Jonhi Khar (2.8 km) and Tewali (4.5 km).

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

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