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About Sijhwara Village

Sijhwara is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,347, made up of 634 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sijhwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijhwara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222142
Area (hectares) 102.15 hectares
Population 1,347
Male Population 634
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sijhwara compares

By the 2011 count Sijhwara is the 173rd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 102.15 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Sijhwara

Sijhwara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sijhwara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sijhwara from other places

Sijhwara lies about 24 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 2.1 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 Sijhwara
Nearest railway station Kirakat 2.1 km
Nearest town Lalganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 24 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 24 km

Villages closest to Sijhwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijhwara village had a population of 1,347. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Sijhwara village has 634 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijhwara has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Sijhwara is 222142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijhwara covers 102.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sijhwara falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sijhwara is Kirakat, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Sijhwara.

Sijhwara is about 24 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sijhwara is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 2.1 km away. Lalganj is about 18 km away. Kerakat 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 Rajpur (under 2 km), Pachwar (under 2 km) and Usarpur (under 2 km).

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

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