# Shakargacha Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Shakargacha

Shakargacha is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,287 people in 257 households**, the 52nd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,287people (2011)
- 257households
- 86.3%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shakargacha

Of every 100 households in Shakargacha in 2011, 3 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shakargacha · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****13%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shakargacha?

■ Shakargacha · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**947

Working population ****30.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 81.7% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 77 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (40%) · **■** Other work 52 (13%) · **■** Marginal 108 (27%)

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 Illambazar

- Uttar Kona1,341 people
- Janubazar1,331 people
- Raghaipur1,318 people
- Narasonda1,292 people
- Tulamara1,267 people
- Gopalnagar1,231 people
- Galtia1,206 people
- Ulandi1,151 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shakargacha?1,287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakargacha in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shakargacha?86.3% (Census 2011)