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About Sijua Village

Sijua is a mid sized village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 316 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721102, 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 Midnapore
Pincode 721102
Area (hectares) 173.91 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 316
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sijua compares

By the 2011 count Sijua is the 94th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 173.91 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sijua

Sijua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sijua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shirsi, Sholkamari, Shrirampur and Shuknakhali. 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 626. That makes it the 94th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Sijua village has 316 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijua has about 981 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Sijua is 721102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijua covers 173.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Sijua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sijua is in Midnapore 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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