# Shikartor Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Shikartor

Shikartor is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,217 people in 491 households**, the 42nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 2,217people (2011)
- 491households
- 75.1%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikartor

Of every 100 households in Shikartor in 2011, 68 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shikartor · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**58%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**87%

Use banking services ****53%**

**57%

Television ****25%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shikartor?

■ Shikartor · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**953

Working population ****35.5%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 70.0% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (27%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 173 (22%) · **■** Marginal 289 (37%)

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 Bhatar

- Panoa2,454 people
- Tulsidanga2,394 people
- Gramdihi2,339 people
- Narayanpur2,285 people
- Daura2,142 people
- Madhpur2,127 people
- Selenda2,053 people
- Bamunara2,051 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikartor?2,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikartor in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikartor?75.1% (Census 2011)