# Sijua Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Sijua

Sijua is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,706 people in 313 households**, the 20th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 1,706people (2011)
- 313households
- 94.4%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijua

Of every 100 households in Sijua in 2011, 24 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sijua · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sijua?

■ Sijua · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.4%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**948

Working population ****45.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 91.4% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (12%) · **■** Other work 281 (36%) · **■** Marginal 341 (44%)

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

- Bhaitgar2,053 people
- Karalda Nimak Bar1,968 people
- Kushalya1,793 people
- Benyajhi1,736 people
- Adampur1,626 people
- Bidhubahiri1,577 people
- Paschimbatya1,537 people
- Sarpal1,455 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 Sijua?1,706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijua in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sijua?94.4% (Census 2011)