# Chhota Sijua Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chhota Sijua

Chhota Sijua is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 72 households**, the 154th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 451people (2011)
- 72households
- 79.3%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Sijua

Of every 100 households in Chhota Sijua in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhota Sijua · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****3%**

**52%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Chhota Sijua?

■ Chhota Sijua · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**991

Working population ****30.6%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 75.0% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (17%) · **■** Marginal 78 (57%)

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 Salbani

- Kanyabali464 people
- Ramchandrapur463 people
- Damakata461 people
- Metal453 people
- Dhachati439 people
- Jamdargar435 people
- Tildanga434 people
- Patharpara427 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhota Sijua?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Sijua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Sijua?79.3% (Census 2011)