# Shukpur Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Shukpur

Shukpur is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,229 people in 285 households**, the 83rd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,229people (2011)
- 285households
- 79.7%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shukpur

Of every 100 households in Shukpur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shukpur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**46%

Tap water ****16%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**84%

Use banking services ****68%**

**65%

Television ****35%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Shukpur?

■ Shukpur · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**982

Working population ****38.0%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 73.9% for women. 63% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (29%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (16%) · **■** Marginal 176 (38%)

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 Jamalpur

- Keliri1,297 people
- Chak Muzafarpur1,269 people
- Bhairabpur1,257 people
- Dastanpur1,234 people
- Nandanpur1,220 people
- Siromani1,164 people
- Harekrishnapur1,152 people
- Narayanpur1,101 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shukpur?1,229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shukpur in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shukpur?79.7% (Census 2011)