# Sijang Village, Bano, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bano, Simdega 

# Sijang

Sijang is a village in Bano sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **691 people in 149 households**, the 43rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 691people (2011)
- 149households
- 77.4%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Sijang PIN code and other codes

Sijang falls in Bano sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSoy
- Community development blockBano
- Census village code376819

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?

- Simdega (district HQ)25 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)25 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lacharagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolebira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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**. Products made here include furniture and bamboo basket. About 42% of the 679 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 Sijang

Of every 100 households in Sijang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sijang · ■ Bano rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****45%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Bano rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**988

Working population ****54.7%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 72.5% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 206 (54%)

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 Bano

- Buruhonjer769 people
- Loasokra769 people
- Jaldega762 people
- Jamtoli760 people
- Tinrongra690 people
- Konaroia664 people
- Chandsay662 people
- Bandu659 people

[All 93 villages in Bano](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/bano/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sijang from Simdega?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sijang?691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijang in?Simdega district (Bano sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sijang?77.4% (Census 2011)