# Shikarpur, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman – Population & Literacy

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in [Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/) sub-district of [Barddhaman](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **815 people in 199 households**, the 81st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 815people (2011)
- 199households
- 78.4%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**56%

Tap water ****47%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**70%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shikarpur?

■ Shikarpur · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**960

Working population ****37.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 74.8% for women. 67% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (9%) · **■** Marginal 59 (19%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Tildanga834 people
- Keleti829 people
- Syamadanga822 people
- Angram820 people
- Doargan752 people
- Balabati740 people
- Shibrambati726 people
- Karimpur718 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

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- Shikarpur · Town, Bulandshahr · 37,969 people
- Shikarpur · Town, Shimoga · 36,015 people
- Shikarpur · Village, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri · 19,437 people
- Shikarpur · Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran · 7,150 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikarpur?815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?78.4% (Census 2011)