# Uttar Sija Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Uttar Sija

Uttar Sija is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,181 people in 645 households**, the 4th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,181people (2011)
- 645households
- 77.3%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Sija

Of every 100 households in Uttar Sija in 2011, 25 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Uttar Sija · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****14%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**85%

Use banking services ****83%**

**57%

Television ****7%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**33%

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 Uttar Sija?

■ Uttar Sija · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**71.9%

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

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**961

Working population ****36.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 75.6% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 675 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (20%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (6%) · **■** Marginal 185 (16%)

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 Sainthia

- Amua4,398 people
- Matpalsha3,756 people
- Kunuri3,217 people
- Rangaipur2,965 people
- Rasaipur2,861 people
- Kuchighata2,848 people
- Balsunda2,840 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Sija?3,181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Sija in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Sija?77.3% (Census 2011)