# Sihipur Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Sihipur

Sihipur is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,551 people in 612 households**, the 28th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,551people (2011)
- 612households
- 74.4%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sihipur

Of every 100 households in Sihipur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sihipur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**72%

Tap water ****20%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**91%

Use banking services ****26%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sihipur?

■ Sihipur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**944

Working population ****36.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 71.1% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (19%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 398 (43%) · **■** Marginal 120 (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 Chanchal - I

- Mathurapur2,919 people
- Kendua2,894 people
- Serbabar Balarampur2,885 people
- Kobaia2,618 people
- Nadisik2,541 people
- Serpur2,511 people
- Islampur2,462 people
- Nikhral2,448 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sihipur?2,551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihipur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sihipur?74.4% (Census 2011)