About Sijua Village

Sijua is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 212 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sijua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	425
Male Population	212
Female Population	213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sijua compares

By the 2011 count Sijua is the 120th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 6.6 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 3.5 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	New Giridih	3.5 km
District headquarters	Giridih	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	8.7 km

Villages closest to Sijua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bengabad 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 425. That makes it the 120th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Sijua village has 212 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijua has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sijua is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijua covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sijua falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sijua is New Giridih, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sijua.

Sijua is about 6.6 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sijua is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 3.5 km away. Giridih is about 6.6 km away. Bengabad is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.