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About Sijua Village

Sijua is a large village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,263, made up of 1,184 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sijua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 405.9 hectares
Population 2,263
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sijua compares

By the 2011 count Sijua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 405.9 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sijua

Sijua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sijua as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shyamchak, Shyamcharandanga, Shyampur and Shyamsundarpur. 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 Sijua

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijua village had a population of 2,263. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Sijua village has 1,184 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijua has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sijua is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijua covers 405.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sijua falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sijua notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Sijua.

Sijua is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Sijua today is likely to be higher.

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