# Sijua Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sijua

Sijua is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **441 people in 99 households**, the 88th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 441people (2011)
- 99households
- 81.7%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijua

Of every 100 households in Sijua in 2011, 43 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sijua · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**37%

Television ****28%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

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 Sijua?

■ Sijua · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**953

Working population ****26.1%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 73.6% for women. 50% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (57%) · **■** Other work 19 (17%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Kankri Dahi467 people
- Gopinathpur444 people
- Pathar Nasha444 people
- Tikaitpur442 people
- Bara Tarki437 people
- Bandhgaramath Raghunathpur436 people
- Jambani436 people
- Nimdiha Kaptisol435 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijua?441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sijua?81.7% (Census 2011)