About Sijua Village

Sijua is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 73 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, 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	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	142
Male Population	73
Female Population	69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sijua compares

By the 2011 count Sijua is the 108th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 971.

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 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 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 69 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 32 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
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	11 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	32 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	38 km
District headquarters	Giridih	69 km

Villages closest to Sijua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gawan 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 142. That makes it the 108th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Sijua village has 73 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijua has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sijua is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijua covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sijua falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sijua is Dhanwar, about 32 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 - 10 km distance for Sijua.

Sijua is about 69 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 Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 11 km away. Dhanwar is about 32 km away. Jamūī is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.