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About Sijora Village

Sijora is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 702 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630.96 hectares hectares.

Sijora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 630.96 hectares
Population 1,408
Male Population 702
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sijora compares

By the 2011 count Sijora is the 36th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 630.96 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1032.

Getting to Sijora

Sijora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sijora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sijora from other places

Sijora lies about 73 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 51 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 Sijora
Nearest town Malajkhand 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 24 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 51 km
District headquarters Balaghat 73 km

Villages closest to Sijora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijora village had a population of 1,408. That makes it the 36th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Sijora village has 702 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijora has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Sijora covers 630.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sijora falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sijora is Bamhani Banjar, about 51 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sijora.

Sijora is about 73 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sijora is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 18 km away. Baihar is about 24 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijalpur (under 2 km), Komo (under 2 km) and Garhi (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sijora today is likely to be higher.

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