# Sirjam Village, Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Sirjam

Sirjam is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **397 people in 91 households**, the 146th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 397people (2011)
- 91households
- 67.5%literacy
- 829females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sirjam

Of every 100 households in Sirjam in 2011, 33 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sirjam · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**84%

Use banking services ****31%**

**50%

Television ****29%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Sirjam?

■ Sirjam · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**937

Working population ****29.0%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 52.9% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (18%) · **■** Other work 53 (46%) · **■** Marginal 7 (6%)

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 Kashipur

- Jurguridi431 people
- Raghunathpur426 people
- Parasiadi409 people
- Jibanpur406 people
- Kumardi393 people
- Parbedia392 people
- Kharnni373 people
- Rampur371 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sirjam?397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirjam in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sirjam?67.5% (Census 2011)