# Sija Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Sija

Sija is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 138 households**, the 45th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 770people (2011)
- 138households
- 47.6%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sija

Of every 100 households in Sija in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sija · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

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

**9%

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

**5%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****6%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sija?

■ Sija · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****648**

**964

Working population ****40.5%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 35.3% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 148 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 160 (51%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Hurara896 people
- Shyamsundarpur891 people
- Rangametya885 people
- Dhunia868 people
- Kunardi693 people
- Shimulberia637 people
- Barmasiya635 people
- Alaldi580 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sija?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sija in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sija?47.6% (Census 2011)