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About Sinjo Village

Sinjo is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 320 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799 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 Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 799 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 320
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sinjo compares

By the 2011 count Sinjo is the 49th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 799 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Sinjo

Sinjo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sinjo as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 12 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 14 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 Ranka 6.9 km
District headquarters Garhwa 12 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 14 km

Villages closest to Sinjo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranka 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 622. That makes it the 49th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Sinjo village has 320 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sinjo has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Sinjo covers 799 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sinjo falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sinjo is Garwa, about 14 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 village for Sinjo.

Sinjo is about 12 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 Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 6.9 km away. Garhwa is about 12 km away. Garwa 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 Serasam (2.9 km), Lukumba Alias Lukumbar (3.1 km) and Tale Alias Dale (4.3 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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