# Sijhua Village, Chas, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chas, Bokaro 

# Sijhua

Sijhua is a village in Chas sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 301 households**, the 71st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,278people (2011)
- 301households
- 59.9%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Sijhua PIN code and other codes

Sijhua falls in Chas sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockChas
- Census village code362705

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

## How far is Sijhua from nearby towns?

- Chas (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)28 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)20 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 Sijhua?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sijhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Diwanganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Sijhua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 78% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sijhua

Of every 100 households in Sijhua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sijhua · ■ Chas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**72%

Use banking services ****37%**

**48%

Television ****3%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**14%

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 Sijhua?

■ Sijhua · ■ Chas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**941

Working population ****28.5%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 44.3% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 77 (21%) · **■** Other work 263 (72%) · **■** Marginal 24 (7%)

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 Chas

- Amuramu1,370 people
- Kathwari1,344 people
- Kendadi1,336 people
- Bahadurpur1,318 people
- Gurguri1,271 people
- Kushma1,263 people
- Padudi1,234 people
- Bodro1,231 people

[All 126 villages in Chas](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sijhua from Bokaro?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sijhua?1,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijhua in?Bokaro district (Chas sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sijhua?59.9% (Census 2011)