Sijua, Jhargram
Sijua is a village and a gram panchayat in Binpur I CD Block in Jhargram subdivision of Jhargram district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Sijua | |
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Village | |
  Sijua Location in West Bengal, India  Sijua Sijua (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°38′18″N 87°00′54.0″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Jhargram |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,263 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 721121 (Amlagora) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03221 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jhargram |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jhargram |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Sijua had a total population of 2,263 of which 1,184 (52%) were males and 1,079 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 364. The total number of literates in Sijua was 1,582 (69.91% of the population over 6 years).[1]
Transport
Sijua-Babnada-Dharampur Road links it to Lalgarh-Ramgarh-Pingboni Road at Dharampur, which in turn links it to Pingboni on SH 4, running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha (in Purba Medinipur). There is a bridge across the Kangsabati near Sijua.[2]
References
- "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- Google maps
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