# Sijang Village, Palkot, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Palkot, Gumla 

# Sijang

Sijang is a village in Palkot sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,258 people in 259 households**, the 18th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 1,258people (2011)
- 259households
- 52.4%literacy
- 835220PIN code

## Sijang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sijang is 835220.** Sijang falls in Palkot sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835220
- Gram panchayatPaalkot
- Community development blockPalkot
- Census village code376357

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

## How far is Sijang from nearby towns?

- Paalkot (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)41 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)41 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 Sijang?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 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 Sijang known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 11% of the 2,405 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Sijang

Of every 100 households in Sijang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sijang · ■ Palkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****30%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sijang?

■ Sijang · ■ Palkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1117**

**960

Working population ****78.9%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 41.0% for women. 81% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 502 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 462 (47%)

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 Palkot

- Satkhari1,498 people
- Alangkera1,430 people
- Pojenga1,382 people
- Bilingbira1,312 people
- Kaimba1,251 people
- Semra1,220 people
- Chainpur1,181 people
- Tirra1,162 people

[All 73 villages in Palkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/palkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sijang?835220
- How far is Sijang from Gumla?41 km by road
- What is the population of Sijang?1,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijang in?Gumla district (Palkot sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sijang?52.4% (Census 2011)