# Sijaipur Village, Krishnagar - I, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnagar - I, Nadia 

# Sijaipur

Sijaipur is a village in Krishnagar - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,983 people in 465 households**, the 46th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,983people (2011)
- 465households
- 76.9%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijaipur

Of every 100 households in Sijaipur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sijaipur · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**28%

Tap water ****22%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**32%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**23%

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 Sijaipur?

■ Sijaipur · ■ Krishnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**987

Working population ****44.5%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 70.5% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (15%) · **■** Household industry 189 (21%) · **■** Other work 256 (29%) · **■** Marginal 188 (21%)

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 Krishnagar - I

- Poragachha2,133 people
- Jeolgari2,128 people
- Bishnupur2,068 people
- Joania2,065 people
- Kundapara1,908 people
- Bansbaria1,861 people
- Chandpur1,771 people
- Chhunchia1,761 people

[All 90 villages in Krishnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijaipur?1,983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijaipur in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sijaipur?76.9% (Census 2011)