# Sijara Village, Mauranipur, Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mauranipur, Jhansi 

# Sijara

Sijara is a village in Mauranipur sub-district of Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,762 people in 353 households**, the 72nd largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 1,762people (2011)
- 353households
- 62.5%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijara

Of every 100 households in Sijara in 2011, 5 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sijara · ■ Mauranipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****74%**

**73%

Television ****23%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**16%

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 Sijara?

■ Sijara · ■ Mauranipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**867

Working population ****51.2%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 47.9% for women. 61% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (29%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (2%) · **■** Marginal 483 (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 Mauranipur

- Madarwas1,823 people
- Mathupura1,805 people
- Kharakamuaf1,784 people
- Bhitaura1,783 people
- Basari1,744 people
- Budhawali1,721 people
- Ninaura1,698 people
- Luhari1,619 people

[All 152 villages in Mauranipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/mauranipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijara?1,762 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijara in?Jhansi district (Mauranipur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sijara?62.5% (Census 2011)