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

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Sijua

Sijua is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 57 households**, the 69th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 360people (2011)
- 57households
- 59.6%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Sijua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKarhatha
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255473

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?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)16 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)16 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 13% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sijua · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**53%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**30%

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 Sijua?

■ Sijua · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**929

Working population ****20.8%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 44.2% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 71 (95%)

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 Paraiya

- Shahpur448 people
- Parabhua438 people
- Neuria415 people
- Bishunpur362 people
- Majhauliya338 people
- Baburi Chak292 people
- Sakhawa292 people
- Karma Tikar260 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sijua from Gaya?16 km by road
- What is the population of Sijua?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijua in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sijua?59.6% (Census 2011)