# Sibganj Village, Basanti – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Basanti, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sibganj

Sibganj is a village in Basanti sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,226 people in 487 households**, the 51st largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 2,226people (2011)
- 487households
- 81.7%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sibganj

Of every 100 households in Sibganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Sibganj · ■ Basanti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**57%

Tap water ****25%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**18%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sibganj?

■ Sibganj · ■ Basanti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**971

Working population ****45.6%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 74.8% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 194 (19%) · **■** Marginal 608 (60%)

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 Basanti

- Laskarpur2,600 people
- Charanikhali2,316 people
- Matgaran2,308 people
- Krishnagar2,237 people
- Ramkrishnapur2,176 people
- Mahespur2,129 people
- Dakshin Narayantala1,992 people
- Amratala1,962 people

[All 66 villages in Basanti](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/basanti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sibganj?2,226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sibganj in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Basanti sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sibganj?81.7% (Census 2011)