# Sijhat Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Sijhat

Sijhat is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **67 people in 11 households**, the 169th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 67people (2011)
- 11households
- 88.9%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Sijhat PIN code and other codes

Sijhat falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakaita-Babura
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241028

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sijhat from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)46 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)46 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sijhat?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sijhat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barahat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sijhat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sijhat

Of every 100 households in Sijhat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sijhat · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****64%**

**32%

Television ****18%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sijhat?

■ Sijhat · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**943

Working population ****43.3%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 76.9% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (10%) · **■** Other work 2 (7%) · **■** Marginal 9 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dhuraiya

- Dhan Kund84 people
- Sonai Chak74 people
- Laruli Chak69 people
- Majhgain69 people
- Salkhan Chak65 people
- Sufi Chak59 people
- Lalsaia45 people
- Kuarmahas44 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sijhat from Banka?46 km by road
- What is the population of Sijhat?67 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijhat in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sijhat?88.9% (Census 2011)