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About Sinjo Village

Sinjo is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 257 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sinjo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sinjo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 257
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Sinjo compares

By the 2011 count Sinjo is the 53rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sinjo

Sinjo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sinjo 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 Sinjo from other places

Sinjo lies about 141 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Richughuta, about 5.0 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
Nearest railway station Richughuta 5.0 km
Nearest town Lātehār 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarhasi 14 km
District headquarters Palamu 141 km

Villages closest to Sinjo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarhasi 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 516. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Sinjo village has 257 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sinjo has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sinjo is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sinjo covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sinjo falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sinjo is Richughuta, about 5.0 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 Sinjo.

Sinjo is about 141 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sinjo is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Richughuta is about 5.0 km away. Lātehār is about 9.3 km away. Tarhasi 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 Nawa (2.2 km), Demugara (5.0 km) and Udaipur (5.0 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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