# Sihigram Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Sihigram

Sihigram is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 191 households**, the 62nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 792people (2011)
- 191households
- 71.4%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sihigram

Of every 100 households in Sihigram in 2011, 75 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sihigram · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**50%

Television ****43%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sihigram?

■ Sihigram · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****681**

**957

Working population ****47.7%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 65.7% for women. 66% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (16%) · **■** Marginal 216 (57%)

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 Galsi - I

- Arjjunpur847 people
- Pardaha840 people
- Simasimi803 people
- Bolpur795 people
- Kashpur767 people
- Dakshin Khara741 people
- Mahulara675 people
- Bhasapur655 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sihigram?792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihigram in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sihigram?71.4% (Census 2011)