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About Chhota Sijua Village

Chhota Sijua is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 74 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Sijua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Sijua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721452
Area (hectares) 37.51 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 74
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhota Sijua compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Sijua is the 151st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 37.51 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chhota Sijua

Chhota Sijua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Sijua 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Brahman Chak, Canalblock, Chandbaria and Chandrikala Punja. 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 Chhota Sijua

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Sijua village had a population of 156. That makes it the 151st largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Chhota Sijua village has 74 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Sijua has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Sijua is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Sijua covers 37.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhota Sijua falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhota 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 km distance for Chhota Sijua.

Chhota Sijua is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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 Chhota Sijua today is likely to be higher.

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