# Shikarpur Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,997 people in 458 households**, the 28th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,997people (2011)
- 458households
- 75.9%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****41%**

**58%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Shikarpur?

■ Shikarpur · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**979

Working population ****38.8%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 71.4% for women. 62% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (47%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 107 (14%) · **■** Marginal 143 (18%)

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 Kalna - I

- Medgachhi2,112 people
- Naopara2,110 people
- Rasulpur2,043 people
- Kalna2,038 people
- Bijra1,953 people
- Basatpur1,903 people
- Moktarpur1,895 people
- Bhatra1,846 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikarpur?1,997 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?75.9% (Census 2011)