About Sijang Village

Sijang is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 614 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2405 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sijang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	2405 hectares
Population	1,258
Male Population	614
Female Population	644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
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 Sijang compares

By the 2011 count Sijang is the 18th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 2405 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sijang

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

Sijang lies about 26 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 33 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 Sijang
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	6.9 km
Nearest town	Simdega	25 km
District headquarters	Gumla	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	33 km

Villages closest to Sijang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijang village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 18th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Sijang village has 614 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijang has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sijang is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijang covers 2405 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.

Sijang falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sijang is Kurkura, about 33 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 Sijang.

Sijang is about 26 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sijang is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 6.9 km away. Simdega is about 25 km away. Gumla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.