# Sirkabad Village, Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Sirkabad

Sirkabad is a village in Balarampur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **609 people in 110 households**, the 63rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 609people (2011)
- 110households
- 49.0%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sirkabad

Of every 100 households in Sirkabad in 2011, 30 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sirkabad · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**1%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****16%**

**39%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sirkabad?

■ Sirkabad · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**939

Working population ****58.1%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 37.5% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (23%) · **■** Marginal 142 (40%)

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 Balarampur

- Burudih651 people
- Amaru647 people
- Rugri627 people
- Berada622 people
- Kayradia598 people
- Brindabanpur590 people
- Parasya589 people
- Neudih586 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sirkabad?609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirkabad in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sirkabad?49.0% (Census 2011)