About Sijna Village

Sijna is a mid sized village in Manteswar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 920 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sijna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijna village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Manteswar
Pincode	713422
Area (hectares)	89.86 hectares
Population	1,774
Male Population	920
Female Population	854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sijna compares

By the 2011 count Sijna is the 45th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents. Its 89.86 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sijna

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

Sijna lies about 28 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Balgona, about 18 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 Sijna
Tehsil headquarters	Manteswar	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Balgona	18 km
Nearest town	Memāri	22 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	28 km

Villages closest to Sijna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijna village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 45th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents.

Sijna village has 920 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijna has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Sijna is 713422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijna covers 89.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sijna falls under Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sijna is Balgona, about 18 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 Sijna.

Sijna is about 28 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sijna is in Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Manteswar is about 6.1 km away. Balgona is about 18 km away. Memāri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.