# Siddha Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Siddha

Siddha is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,642 people in 1,234 households**, the 6th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 5,642people (2011)
- 1,234households
- 77.4%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Siddha

Of every 100 households in Siddha in 2011, 52 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Siddha · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**19%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****48%**

**44%

Television ****25%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Siddha?

■ Siddha · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**942

Working population ****32.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 70.0% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (15%) · **■** Household industry 82 (4%) · **■** Other work 610 (33%) · **■** Marginal 763 (41%)

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 Kolaghat

- Brindaban Chak10,235 people
- Bhogpur7,559 people
- Saluka5,680 people
- Narayan Pakuria5,654 people
- Arar5,618 people
- Gopal Nagar5,333 people
- Rain5,329 people
- Raksa Chak4,308 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Siddha?5,642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siddha in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Siddha?77.4% (Census 2011)