# Sijna Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Sijna

Sijna is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,774 people in 475 households**, the 45th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,774people (2011)
- 475households
- 73.9%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijna

Of every 100 households in Sijna in 2011, 34 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sijna · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****68%**

**68%

Television ****26%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sijna?

■ Sijna · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**968

Working population ****34.8%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 64.9% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 122 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (28%) · **■** Household industry 22 (4%) · **■** Other work 128 (21%) · **■** Marginal 170 (28%)

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

- Khandra1,919 people
- Fazalpur1,855 people
- Kasa1,826 people
- Panbarea1,800 people
- Nabagram1,758 people
- Barandala1,733 people
- Kaigram1,719 people
- Bhandarpur1,677 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijna?1,774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijna in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sijna?73.9% (Census 2011)