# Sijua Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sijua

Sijua is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **410 people in 91 households**, the 125th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 410people (2011)
- 91households
- 52.0%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijua

Of every 100 households in Sijua in 2011, 65 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sijua · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****97%**

**62%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sijua?

■ Sijua · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697**

**963

Working population ****38.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 40.8% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 13 (8%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 123 (79%)

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 Dantan - I

- Jatibar428 people
- Patbanda423 people
- Nagpara421 people
- Hasimpur419 people
- Asti409 people
- Benadubi392 people
- Jamgadi389 people
- Anipara388 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijua?410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sijua?52.0% (Census 2011)