# Sinhali Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Sinhali

Sinhali is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,388 people in 583 households**, the 32nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,388people (2011)
- 583households
- 68.3%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sinhali

Of every 100 households in Sinhali in 2011, 76 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sinhali · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**88%

Use banking services ****80%**

**68%

Television ****33%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Sinhali?

■ Sinhali · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**73.1%

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

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**968

Working population ****39.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 62.1% for women. 63% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 559 (60%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (17%) · **■** Marginal 190 (20%)

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

- Khanpur2,486 people
- Sahazadpur2,460 people
- Sahapur2,444 people
- Kamra2,395 people
- Debpur2,337 people
- Tulla2,232 people
- Karanda2,216 people
- Bigha2,169 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sinhali?2,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sinhali in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sinhali?68.3% (Census 2011)