# Sijwaha Village, Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur 

# Sijwaha

Sijwaha is a village in Bada Malhera sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **504 people in 94 households**, the 66th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 504people (2011)
- 94households
- 66.9%literacy
- 846females per 1,000 males

## Sijwaha PIN code and other codes

Sijwaha falls in Bada Malhera sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458127

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

## How far is Sijwaha from nearby towns?

- Bada Malhera (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)56 km by road
- Bada Malhera (nearest town)21 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 Sijwaha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sijwaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bandha Chamroi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bada Malhera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter

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 Sijwaha known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 56% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Sijwaha

Of every 100 households in Sijwaha in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sijwaha · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**63%

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

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****84%**

**35%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**36%

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 Sijwaha?

■ Sijwaha · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**915

Working population ****56.0%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 57.1% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 151 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (34%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 15 (5%)

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 Bada Malhera

- Para529 people
- Toriya528 people
- Bhanguwan524 people
- Dongarpura513 people
- Barkhera500 people
- Bankpura489 people
- Khirkuwa486 people
- Ghurawali472 people

[All 108 villages in Bada Malhera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bada-malhera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sijwaha from Chhatarpur?56 km by road
- What is the population of Sijwaha?504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijwaha in?Chhatarpur district (Bada Malhera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sijwaha?66.9% (Census 2011)