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Sihipur Population - Maldah, West Bengal

Sihipur is a large village located in Chanchal - I Block of Maldah district, West Bengal with total 612 families residing. The Sihipur village has population of 2551 of which 1283 are males while 1268 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sihipur village population of children with age 0-6 is 356 which makes up 13.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sihipur village is 988 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Sihipur as per census is 1094, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Sihipur village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Sihipur village was 74.35 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Sihipur Male literacy stands at 77.54 % while female literacy rate was 71.07 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sihipur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Sihipur village.

Sihipur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 612 - -
Population 2,551 1,283 1,268
Child (0-6) 356 170 186
Schedule Caste 807 399 408
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.35 % 77.54 % 71.07 %
Total Workers 936 749 187
Main Worker 816 - -
Marginal Worker 120 36 84

Caste Factor

Sihipur village of Maldah has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.63 % of total population in Sihipur village. The village Sihipur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sihipur village out of total population, 936 were engaged in work activities. 87.18 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.82 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 936 workers engaged in Main Work, 217 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 175 were Agricultural labourer.