# Sijua Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/sijua/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Sijua Sijua is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,700 people in 486 households**, the 12th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 2,700people (2011) - 486households - 59.1%literacy - 828205PIN code ## Sijua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sijua is 828205.** Sijua falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828205 - Gram panchayatSijua - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code361963 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? - Nirsa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)38 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town)32 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sijua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nirsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Sijua known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 886 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 Sijua Of every 100 households in Sijua in 2011, 14 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sijua · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **79% Toilet within the home ****1%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **37% Use banking services ****44%** **53% Television ****6%** **47% Mobile phone ****21%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **13% Own their home ****100%** **88% 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 · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042** **945 Working population ****55.1%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 44.4% for women. 53% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 393 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (7%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (3%) · **■** Marginal 936 (63%) 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 Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Pithakiyari3,506 people - Bar Ambana3,376 people - Ubchuria2,914 people - Madanpur2,739 people - Benagaria2,667 people - Bhalgori2,611 people - Patharkua2,607 people - Dumurya2,581 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sijua?828205 - How far is Sijua from Dhanbad?38 km by road - What is the population of Sijua?2,700 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sijua in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Sijua?59.1% (Census 2011)