About Hijiya Village

Hijiya is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 978, made up of 487 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hijiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hijiya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakradharpur
Pincode	833102
Area (hectares)	329 hectares
Population	978
Male Population	487
Female Population	491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
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 Hijiya compares

By the 2011 count Hijiya is the 54th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Hijiya

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

Hijiya lies about 3.1 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 5.7 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 Hijiya
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Lotapahar	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakradharpur	9.7 km

Villages closest to Hijiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hijiya village had a population of 978. That makes it the 54th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Hijiya village has 487 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hijiya has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Hijiya is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hijiya covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hijiya falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hijiya is Lotapahar, about 5.7 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 Hijiya.

Hijiya is about 3.1 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hijiya is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 3.1 km away. Lotapahar is about 5.7 km away. Chakradharpur is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.