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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Sitgram

Sitgram is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,167 people in 1,254 households**, the 6th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 6,167people (2011)
- 1,254households
- 57.6%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sitgram

Of every 100 households in Sitgram in 2011, 21 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sitgram · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**24%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Sitgram?

■ Sitgram · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**939

Working population ****40.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 52.1% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 537 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 600 (24%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 353 (14%) · **■** Marginal 975 (39%)

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

- Sariabad8,477 people
- Karnajora6,848 people
- Jagadishpur6,237 people
- Barabarua6,198 people
- Adiar5,834 people
- Dakshin Goalpara5,648 people
- Serpur5,624 people
- Gopalpur5,618 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sitgram?6,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sitgram in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sitgram?57.6% (Census 2011)