Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur
# Sihal

Sihal is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,001 people in 247 households, the 49th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.
- 1,001 people (2011)
- 247 households
- 76.4% literacy
- 974 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sihal

Of every 100 households in Sihal in 2011, 44 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sihal · ■ Bansihari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 44% 42%
- Toilet within the home 52% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 48% 58%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 89%
- Use banking services 22% 32%
- Television 29% 23%
- Mobile phone 41% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 44% 29%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sihal?

■ Sihal · ■ Bansihari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.4% 68.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 958
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 972
- Working population 43.9% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 73.4% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 61 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 86 (20%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 113 (26%) · ■ Marginal 172 (39%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bansihari
- Rupahata 1,152 people
- Rasidpur 1,079 people
- Dhiltail 1,005 people
- Kusumba 1,001 people
- Barahara 987 people
- Kesharghata 970 people
- Narayanpur 953 people
- Khusipur 952 people

All 161 villages in Bansihari

## Other places named Sihal
- Sihal · Village, Sunam, Sangrur · 1,620 people
- Sihal · Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri · 1,368 people
- Sihal · Village, Bhadrota, Mandi · 180 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Sihal? 1,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihal in? Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sihal? 76.4% (Census 2011)

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