# Siala Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Siala

Siala is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 158 households**, the 129th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 638people (2011)
- 158households
- 75.0%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Siala

Of every 100 households in Siala in 2011, 55 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Siala · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**38%

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

**33%

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

**65%

Tap water ****99%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**41%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Siala?

■ Siala · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**965

Working population ****40.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 66.2% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 67 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (40%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 80 (31%)

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 Balurghat

- Chak Ghatak667 people
- Belain661 people
- Baniakuri658 people
- Khashpur638 people
- Chhiail636 people
- Chak Sidal621 people
- Pollapara619 people
- Chhoto Raghunathpur590 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Siala?638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siala in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Siala?75.0% (Census 2011)