# Sihigram Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Sihigram

Sihigram is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,377 people in 312 households**, the 62nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,377people (2011)
- 312households
- 67.3%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sihigram

Of every 100 households in Sihigram in 2011, 53 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sihigram · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**88%

Use banking services ****62%**

**68%

Television ****34%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**32%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**968

Working population ****37.0%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 61.8% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (49%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (15%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 Manteswar

- Garsondanga1,401 people
- Murulia1,401 people
- Bhadai1,397 people
- Phulgram1,377 people
- Dhanya Kherur1,297 people
- Dheur Chanda1,230 people
- Paschim Kharampur1,221 people
- Banpur1,220 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sihigram?1,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihigram in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sihigram?67.3% (Census 2011)