About Sijang Village

Sijang is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 334 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.63 hectares hectares.

Sijang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bano
Area (hectares)	678.63 hectares
Population	691
Male Population	334
Female Population	357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sijang compares

By the 2011 count Sijang is the 43rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 678.63 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1015.

Getting to Sijang

Sijang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sijang as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 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 42 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Bano, about under 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 Sijang
Nearest railway station	Bano	under 2 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	34 km
District headquarters	Simdega	42 km

Villages closest to Sijang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bano 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 691. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Sijang village has 334 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijang has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Sijang covers 678.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sijang falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sijang is Bano, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sijang.

Sijang is about 42 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sijang is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Bano is about under 2 km away. Birmitrapur is about 34 km away. Simdega is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.