# Sihar Village, Kotulpur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kotulpur, Bankura 

# Sihar

Sihar is a village in Kotulpur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,164 people in 475 households**, the 24th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 2,164people (2011)
- 475households
- 82.5%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sihar

Of every 100 households in Sihar in 2011, 67 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sihar · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**81%

Use banking services ****56%**

**65%

Television ****45%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sihar?

■ Sihar · ■ Kotulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**969

Working population ****31.2%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 75.6% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 231 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 190 (28%) · **■** Marginal 54 (8%)

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 Kotulpur

- Seromanipur2,306 people
- Koalpara2,305 people
- Karak Berya2,268 people
- Chorkola2,260 people
- Panua2,079 people
- Mathuratapal1,996 people
- Jibta1,932 people
- Aswinkota1,925 people

[All 169 villages in Kotulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/kotulpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sihar?2,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihar in?Bankura district (Kotulpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sihar?82.5% (Census 2011)