# Sijua Village, Chandipur, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chandipur, Purba Medinipur 

# Sijua

Sijua is a village in Chandipur sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **219 people in 47 households**, the 104th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 219people (2011)
- 47households
- 86.5%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijua

Of every 100 households in Sijua in 2011, 42 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sijua · ■ Chandipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**8%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**30%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**28%

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 · ■ Chandipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**925

Working population ****31.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 79.6% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 64 (93%)

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 Chandipur

- Bhagabankhali Golakmirdhar Chak356 people
- Barnrturia337 people
- Madhusudan Gharair Chak267 people
- Mangalkhali Chak258 people
- Jahanabad 2Nd Part199 people
- Digha186 people
- Sakri Chak125 people
- Chak Basudebpur114 people

[All 112 villages in Chandipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/chandipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijua?219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijua in?Purba Medinipur district (Chandipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sijua?86.5% (Census 2011)