# Sijua Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Sijua

Sijua is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **197 people in 30 households**, the 126th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 197people (2011)
- 30households
- 67.5%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Sijua PIN code and other codes

Sijua falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSijua
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256499

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

## How far is Sijua from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)5 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 Sijua?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sijua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bagdaha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagdaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bodh Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Sijua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Sijua

Of every 100 households in Sijua in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sijua · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**41%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sijua?

■ Sijua · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**958

Working population ****22.3%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 42.7% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Bodh Gaya

- Motiya chak288 people
- Bagahi Khurd271 people
- Gortorwa224 people
- Banarsi Bigha214 people
- Moti chak152 people
- Adham khap120 people
- Shekha Bigha99 people
- Kewal96 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sijua from Gaya?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sijua?197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijua in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sijua?67.5% (Census 2011)