Sijua, Paschim Medinipur

Sijua
Village
Sijua
Sijua

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 22°38′18″N 87°00′54.0″E / 22.63833°N 87.015000°E / 22.63833; 87.015000Coordinates: 22°38′18″N 87°00′54.0″E / 22.63833°N 87.015000°E / 22.63833; 87.015000
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Elevation 82 m (269 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 2,263
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 721121 (Amlagora)
Telephone/STD code 03221
Lok Sabha constituency Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jhargram
Website paschimmedinipur.gov.in
For other uses, see Sijua (disambiguation).

Sijua is a village and a gram panchayat in Binpur I CD Block in Jhargram subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

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

  1. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. Google maps


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