# Sihipara Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Sihipara

Sihipara is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,724 people in 886 households**, the 20th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 3,724people (2011)
- 886households
- 71.5%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sihipara

Of every 100 households in Sihipara in 2011, 38 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sihipara · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**24%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**91%

Use banking services ****40%**

**44%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Sihipara?

■ Sihipara · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**970

Working population ****39.7%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 67.6% for women. 62% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 334 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 641 (43%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 203 (14%) · **■** Marginal 284 (19%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Uttar Shrirampur4,187 people
- Krishnabati4,186 people
- Santoshpur Pila3,761 people
- Atpara3,735 people
- Narayanpur3,452 people
- Mertala3,046 people
- Jhaudanga2,842 people
- Kamalnagar2,837 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sihipara?3,724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihipara in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sihipara?71.5% (Census 2011)