# Sijaura Village, Khargapur, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/khargapur/sijaura/ Village · Khargapur, Tikamgarh # Sijaura Sijaura is a village in Khargapur sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,156 people in 803 households**, the 9th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%. - 3,156people (2011) - 803households - 54.7%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Sijaura PIN code and other codes Sijaura falls in Khargapur sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBaldeogarh - Census village code457138 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sijaura from nearby towns? - Khargapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Tikamgarh (district HQ)40 km by road - Khargapur (nearest town)8 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 Sijaura? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sijaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khargapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgaong - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Sijaura known for? About 73% of the 984 hectares of village land is sown, and 649 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 Sijaura Of every 100 households in Sijaura in 2011, 20 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sijaura · ■ Khargapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **36% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****32%** **33% Television ****9%** **12% Mobile phone ****38%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sijaura? ■ Sijaura · ■ Khargapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%** **53.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **887 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **907 Working population ****42.9%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 43.8% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 626 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 130 (10%) · **■** Marginal 176 (13%) 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 Khargapur - Sarkanpur Khas4,156 people - Matol Khas3,552 people - Chandpura3,493 people - Chanderi Khas3,458 people - Doh Chak-12,926 people - Phuter Chak-22,760 people - Kotra2,677 people - Pathrai2,209 people [All 66 villages in Khargapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/khargapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sijaura from Tikamgarh?40 km by road - What is the population of Sijaura?3,156 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sijaura in?Tikamgarh district (Khargapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sijaura?54.7% (Census 2011)