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About Dakshin Sija Village

Dakshin Sija is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,786, made up of 923 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Sija Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Sija village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 99.22 hectares
Population 1,786
Male Population 923
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dakshin Sija compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Sija is the 25th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 99.22 hectares work out to about 18 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 957.

Getting to Dakshin Sija

The census records public bus service for Dakshin Sija as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Sija from other places

Dakshin Sija lies about 38 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Bataspur, about 2.0 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 Dakshin Sija
Nearest railway station Bataspur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 7.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 38 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Sija

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Sija village had a population of 1,786. That makes it the 25th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Dakshin Sija village has 923 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Sija has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Sija is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Sija covers 99.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Sija falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Sija is Bataspur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Sija.

Dakshin Sija is about 38 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Sija is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Bataspur is about 2.0 km away. Sainthia is about 7.5 km away. Birbhum is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Sija (under 2 km), Ahmadpur (6.1 km) and Dakshin Tilpara (6.5 km).

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

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