# Sigram Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sigram

Sigram is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 183 households**, the 68th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 766people (2011)
- 183households
- 58.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sigram

Of every 100 households in Sigram in 2011, 29 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sigram · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**24%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sigram?

■ Sigram · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**973

Working population ****39.9%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 50.6% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (52%) · **■** Other work 59 (19%) · **■** Marginal 43 (14%)

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 Harirampur

- Asal Banagram825 people
- Dhulinakor825 people
- Ramkrishnapur813 people
- Birahar795 people
- Fatepur741 people
- Nendra731 people
- Surahar731 people
- Nagpara729 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sigram?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sigram in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sigram?58.8% (Census 2011)