# Sihur Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sihur

Sihur is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 233 households**, the 80th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 980people (2011)
- 233households
- 63.6%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sihur

Of every 100 households in Sihur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sihur · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**75%

Tap water ****14%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****12%**

**26%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Sihur?

■ Sihur · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**954

Working population ****46.6%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (8%) · **■** Marginal 24 (5%)

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 Tapan

- Bhadrail1,049 people
- Rajeswarpur1,003 people
- Sarifabad985 people
- Bajitpur982 people
- Chak Prabhuram962 people
- Dakhalain962 people
- Badalpur960 people
- Dakshin Jamalpur952 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sihur?980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sihur?63.6% (Census 2011)