# Sija Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Sija

Sija is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,612 people in 910 households**, the 11th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 3,612people (2011)
- 910households
- 80.2%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sija

Of every 100 households in Sija in 2011, 80 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sija · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**40%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**81%

Use banking services ****58%**

**48%

Television ****50%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

Own their home ****78%**

**94%

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 Sija?

■ Sija · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**948

Working population ****37.5%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 74.2% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (21%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 850 (63%) · **■** Marginal 177 (13%)

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 Balagarh

- Nutan Char Krishnabati4,715 people
- Kaliagar4,450 people
- Sukharia3,889 people
- Chandra3,642 people
- Hasimpur3,534 people
- Chandi Gachha3,446 people
- Somra3,431 people
- Barail3,222 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sija?3,612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sija in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sija?80.2% (Census 2011)