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About Shijua Village

Shijua is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 302 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721457, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shijua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shijua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721457
Area (hectares) 82.71 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 302
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shijua compares

By the 2011 count Shijua is the 102nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 82.71 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shijua

The census records public bus service for Shijua 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sastanagar, Satsanda, Shalikota and Shara Shanka. 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 Shijua

As per the Census of India 2011, Shijua village had a population of 595. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Shijua village has 302 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shijua has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Shijua is 721457. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shijua covers 82.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shijua falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shijua notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Shijua is in Dantan 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 Shijua today is likely to be higher.

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