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About Sijwaha Village

Sijwaha is a mid sized village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 273 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares.

Sijwaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijwaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 273
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sijwaha compares

By the 2011 count Sijwaha is the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Sijwaha

Sijwaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sijwaha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sijwaha from other places

Sijwaha lies about 47 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 24 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 Sijwaha
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 7.9 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 23 km
Nearest railway station Tila 24 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 47 km

Villages closest to Sijwaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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 Sijwaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijwaha village had a population of 504. That makes it the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Sijwaha village has 273 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijwaha has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Sijwaha covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sijwaha falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sijwaha is Tila, about 24 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 village for Sijwaha.

Sijwaha is about 47 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sijwaha is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 7.9 km away. Bijāwar is about 23 km away. Tila is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erora (under 2 km), Kuwarpura Khurd (under 2 km) and Tigari (1.7 km).

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

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