# Sijhara Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/sijhara/ Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni # Sijhara Sijhara is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,279 people in 527 households**, the 20th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 2,279people (2011) - 527households - 67.1%literacy - 1,028females per 1,000 males ## Sijhara PIN code and other codes Sijhara falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockVijayraghavgarh - Census village code488567 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sijhara from nearby towns? - Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Katni (district HQ)52 km by road - Barhi (nearest town)9 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 Sijhara? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sijhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singoudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kymore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Sijhara known for? About 65% of the 845 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Sijhara Of every 100 households in Sijhara in 2011, 38 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sijhara · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **47% Toilet within the home ****8%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **93% Tap water ****1%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****55%** **38% Television ****9%** **14% Mobile phone ****21%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **39% 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 Sijhara? ■ Sijhara · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **942 Working population ****50.3%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 55.3% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 284 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (7%) · **■** Household industry 48 (4%) · **■** Other work 116 (10%) · **■** Marginal 613 (53%) 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 Vijayraghavgarh - Paraswara2,556 people - Gudeha2,551 people - Muhas2,504 people - Kharkhari2,410 people - Patharhata2,248 people - Deori Majhgawan2,124 people - Chari2,110 people - Bamhori2,069 people [All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sijhara from Katni?52 km by road - What is the population of Sijhara?2,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sijhara in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sijhara?67.1% (Census 2011)