# Sijgram Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Sijgram

Sijgram is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,200 people in 480 households**, the 67th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,200people (2011)
- 480households
- 60.8%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sijgram

Of every 100 households in Sijgram in 2011, 13 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sijgram · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**92%

Use banking services ****19%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Sijgram?

■ Sijgram · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**939

Working population ****39.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 51.6% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 284 (33%) · **■** Marginal 450 (52%)

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 Raiganj

- Shialtor2,280 people
- Halalpur2,254 people
- Balaigaon2,221 people
- Madhupur2,210 people
- Bhattagidighi2,188 people
- Hathia2,135 people
- Anantapur2,134 people
- Birghai2,126 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sijgram?2,200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sijgram in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sijgram?60.8% (Census 2011)