About Sija Village

Sija is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 529 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sija Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sija village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Dubrajpur
Pincode	731124
Area (hectares)	74.62 hectares
Population	1,031
Male Population	529
Female Population	502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sija compares

By the 2011 count Sija is the 60th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 74.62 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sija

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

Sija lies about 59 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 10 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 Sija
Nearest railway station	Kachujor	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dubrajpur	14 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	14 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	59 km

Villages closest to Sija

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sija village had a population of 1,031. That makes it the 60th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Sija village has 529 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sija has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sija is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sija covers 74.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sija falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sija is Kachujor, about 10 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 Sija.

Sija is about 59 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sija is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 10 km away. Dubrajpur is about 14 km away. Dubrājpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.