Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur
# Shushihar

Shushihar is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,779 people in 387 households, the 84th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.
- 1,779 people (2011)
- 387 households
- 67.6% literacy
- 887 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shushihar

Of every 100 households in Shushihar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shushihar · ■ Raiganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 27%
- Toilet within the home 43% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 56% 67%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 62% 72%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 50% 24%
- Television 6% 16%
- Mobile phone 38% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 21%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shushihar?

■ Shushihar · ■ Raiganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.6% 62.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 887 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 766 939
- Working population 36.9% 39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 55.1% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 208 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 214 (33%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 205 (31%) · ■ Marginal 23 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Raiganj
- Krishnamuri 1,928 people
- Raria 1,885 people
- Mahigram 1,858 people
- Paschim Gobindapur 1,789 people
- Sangaon 1,774 people
- Mallickpur 1,759 people
- Basatpur 1,709 people
- Dubduar 1,677 people

All 222 villages in Raiganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Shushihar? 1,779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shushihar in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shushihar? 67.6% (Census 2011)

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