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About Sijumakhna Village

Sijumakhna is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 661 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sijumakhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sijumakhna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723148
Area (hectares) 551.11 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 661
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sijumakhna compares

By the 2011 count Sijumakhna is the 33rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 551.11 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sijumakhna

Sijumakhna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sijumakhna 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shaldiha, Shamukgarya, Shushunia and Shyamaluta. 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 Sijumakhna

As per the Census of India 2011, Sijumakhna village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Sijumakhna village has 661 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sijumakhna has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sijumakhna is 723148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sijumakhna covers 551.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sijumakhna falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sijumakhna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Sijumakhna.

Sijumakhna is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya 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 Sijumakhna today is likely to be higher.

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