Sini, Jharkhand
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Sini is a census town
in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the India
n state
of Jharkhand
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, Sini had a population of 6,489. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sini has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 63%. In Sini, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
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Geography
Sini is located at 22.8°N 85.97°E. It has an average elevation of 183 metres (600 feet).There is one Computer institute at Sini with the name NSCS and a Higher Secondary School. The main source of livelihood for the common people is the Railway Workshop situated near the Sini Railway Station. There is also one Zonal Training Centre of Indian Railways situated at Sini. There is a very famous railway park at the railway station. Sini is also blessed to have a very old cricket ground, popular as "Shershah Ground", where many inter division level competitions are held on a regular basis.Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Sini had a population of 6,489. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sini has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 63%. In Sini, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.