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About Sijua Village

Sijua is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 289 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 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 Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 289
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sijua compares

By the 2011 count Sijua is the 98th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sijua

Sijua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sijua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 15 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 5.2 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 Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 7.0 km
District headquarters Giridih 15 km

Villages closest to Sijua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijua village had a population of 576. That makes it the 98th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Sijua village has 289 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijua has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Sijua covers 194 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sijua is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance for Sijua.

Sijua is about 15 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 5.2 km away. Gande is about 7.0 km away. Giridih is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Irkia (under 2 km), Naitanr (under 2 km) and Kusaia (2.1 km).

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

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