# Sijgerya Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sijgerya

Sijgerya is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **389 people in 93 households**, the 253rd largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 389people (2011)
- 93households
- 78.7%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijgerya

Of every 100 households in Sijgerya in 2011, 64 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sijgerya · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**20%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****48%**

**50%

Television ****35%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sijgerya?

■ Sijgerya · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**988

Working population ****44.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 72.4% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (39%) · **■** Other work 51 (30%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 Debra

- Galimpur399 people
- Raypur395 people
- Bashagerya394 people
- Dig Barasati391 people
- Barkhola388 people
- Dhit Gerya388 people
- Dinapur388 people
- Iarpur386 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijgerya?389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijgerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sijgerya?78.7% (Census 2011)