# Shian Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Shian

Shian is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,106 people in 484 households**, the 26th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,106people (2011)
- 484households
- 56.3%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shian

Of every 100 households in Shian in 2011, 41 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shian · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**73%

Tap water ****28%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****49%**

**61%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Shian?

■ Shian · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**972

Working population ****35.7%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 51.9% for women. 62% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (46%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 141 (19%) · **■** Marginal 165 (22%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Kendangal2,344 people
- Raipur2,320 people
- Jashra2,236 people
- Uttar Narayanpur2,188 people
- Itanda2,097 people
- Albandha2,087 people
- Goalpara2,044 people
- Salan2,038 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shian?2,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shian in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shian?56.3% (Census 2011)