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Sija Population - Birbhum, West Bengal

Sija is a medium size village located in Dubrajpur Block of Birbhum district, West Bengal with total 236 families residing. The Sija village has population of 1031 of which 529 are males while 502 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sija village population of children with age 0-6 is 123 which makes up 11.93 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sija village is 949 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Sija as per census is 1050, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Sija village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Sija village was 72.91 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Sija Male literacy stands at 76.76 % while female literacy rate was 68.79 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sija 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 Sija village.

Sija Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 236 - -
Population 1,031 529 502
Child (0-6) 123 60 63
Schedule Caste 222 116 106
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.91 % 76.76 % 68.79 %
Total Workers 425 329 96
Main Worker 381 - -
Marginal Worker 44 19 25

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.53 % of total population in Sija village. The village Sija currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sija village out of total population, 425 were engaged in work activities. 89.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 425 workers engaged in Main Work, 81 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 173 were Agricultural labourer.