# Sija Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Sija

Sija is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,031 people in 236 households**, the 59th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,031people (2011)
- 236households
- 72.9%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sija

Of every 100 households in Sija in 2011, 20 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sija · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**77%

Use banking services ****95%**

**51%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

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 Sija?

■ Sija · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**980

Working population ****41.2%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 68.8% for women. 62% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 81 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 126 (30%) · **■** Marginal 44 (10%)

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 Dubrajpur

- Chandipur1,136 people
- Agoa1,091 people
- Ekkabbarpur1,082 people
- Rengna1,067 people
- Belsara1,023 people
- Thapgaon1,022 people
- Dakshin Handipur1,014 people
- Gobindapur1,007 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sija?1,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sija in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sija?72.9% (Census 2011)