# Sijgram Village, Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Sijgram

Sijgram is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,474 people in 1,185 households**, the 5th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 5,474people (2011)
- 1,185households
- 63.2%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijgram

Of every 100 households in Sijgram in 2011, 28 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sijgram · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****35%**

**36%

Television ****17%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Sijgram?

■ Sijgram · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**971

Working population ****32.7%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 58.5% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 474 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 570 (32%) · **■** Household industry 88 (5%) · **■** Other work 549 (31%) · **■** Marginal 109 (6%)

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 Bharatpur - I

- Bharatpur15,812 people
- Amlai10,115 people
- Sahapur7,825 people
- Talgram5,564 people
- Saiyad Kulutia4,629 people
- Lohadaha4,531 people
- Alugram4,519 people
- Binodia4,473 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijgram?5,474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijgram in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sijgram?63.2% (Census 2011)