# Sijua Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sijua

Sijua is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **626 people in 138 households**, the 94th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 626people (2011)
- 138households
- 83.2%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijua

Of every 100 households in Sijua in 2011, 67 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sijua · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**18%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****22%**

**32%

Television ****19%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**968

Working population ****60.4%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 78.6% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (18%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 220 (58%)

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 Midnapore

- Dharmmapur634 people
- Jamunabali Basantpur631 people
- Chhenrabani628 people
- Mantaberia627 people
- Krishnadeuli624 people
- Bhadule621 people
- Chilghara618 people
- Bagargeryaasti609 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijua?626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sijua?83.2% (Census 2011)