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About Sijla Village

Sijla is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 98 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sijla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 147.25 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 98
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sijla compares

By the 2011 count Sijla is the 94th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 147.25 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sijla

Sijla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sijla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salga, Samog, Sawara and Shibau. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sijla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijla village had a population of 179. That makes it the 94th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Sijla village has 98 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijla has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sijla is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijla covers 147.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sijla falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sijla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sijla is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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