# Sikarpur Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Sikarpur

Sikarpur is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 252 households**, the 54th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 947people (2011)
- 252households
- 60.5%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikarpur

Of every 100 households in Sikarpur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sikarpur · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**40%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****88%**

**66%

Television ****15%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Sikarpur?

■ Sikarpur · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**953

Working population ****42.4%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 51.2% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (37%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 30 (7%) · **■** Marginal 166 (41%)

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 Galsi - II

- Bharichha1,069 people
- Chhotamure1,041 people
- Omarpur1,022 people
- Sridharpur964 people
- Taranagar873 people
- Patrahati839 people
- Kalna790 people
- Tentulmuri784 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikarpur?947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikarpur in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikarpur?60.5% (Census 2011)