# Sipta Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Sipta

Sipta is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,369 people in 292 households**, the 52nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 1,369people (2011)
- 292households
- 79.0%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sipta

Of every 100 households in Sipta in 2011, 45 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sipta · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**34%

Tap water ****57%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**83%

Use banking services ****87%**

**67%

Television ****22%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sipta?

■ Sipta · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**950

Working population ****38.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 70.2% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 75 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (59%) · **■** Other work 131 (25%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Raina - I

- Samaspur1,488 people
- Raynagar1,471 people
- Paschimpara1,404 people
- Konakrishnapur1,397 people
- Shukur1,361 people
- Ausara1,310 people
- Deriapur1,308 people
- Khemta1,280 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sipta?1,369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sipta in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sipta?79.0% (Census 2011)