# Sidara, Gangajalghati, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gangajalghati, Bankura 

# Sidara

Sidara is a village in [Gangajalghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/gangajalghati/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 146 households**, the 86th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 719people (2011)
- 146households
- 44.4%literacy
- 1,199females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sidara

Of every 100 households in Sidara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sidara · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**67%

Use banking services ****3%**

**43%

Television ****1%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sidara?

■ Sidara · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.4%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1199**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1213**

**908

Working population ****63.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 29.9% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 42 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 163 (36%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 214 (47%)

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 Gangajalghati

- Madhabpur766 people
- Malkonra758 people
- Mautara744 people
- Ranbahal736 people
- Gura Chhanda716 people
- Taljhitka709 people
- Rampur682 people
- Raniara680 people

[All 165 villages in Gangajalghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/gangajalghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sidara?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sidara in?Bankura district (Gangajalghati sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sidara?44.4% (Census 2011)