# Chhota Sijua Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Chhota Sijua

Chhota Sijua is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **156 people in 30 households**, the 151st largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 156people (2011)
- 30households
- 95.8%literacy
- 1,108females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Sijua

Of every 100 households in Chhota Sijua in 2011, 93 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhota Sijua · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**4%

Tap water ****3%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3667**

**948

Working population ****34.6%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 91.5% for women. 61% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 29 (54%) · **■** Other work 12 (22%) · **■** Marginal 13 (24%)

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 Contai - III

- Baruna Berya173 people
- Banamali Chhatta170 people
- Dihibahiri161 people
- Chimankhanbar157 people
- Katigan144 people
- Bhadua142 people
- Suruanagari119 people
- Canalblock112 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhota Sijua?156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Sijua in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Sijua?95.8% (Census 2011)