About Sijang Village

Sijang is a mid sized village in Kolebira tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 601 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sijang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Kolebira
Pincode	835211
Area (hectares)	349 hectares
Population	1,179
Male Population	601
Female Population	578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 25th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents. Its 349 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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 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 36 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Bano, about 5.9 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	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kolebira	16 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	32 km
District headquarters	Simdega	36 km

Villages closest to Sijang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolebira 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 1,179. That makes it the 25th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents.

Sijang village has 601 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijang has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Sijang is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijang covers 349 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sijang falls under Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sijang is Bano, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sijang.

Sijang is about 36 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 Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district. Bano is about 5.9 km away. Kolebira is about 16 km away. Birmitrapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.