# Shakpur Village, Labpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Labpur, Birbhum 

# Shakpur

Shakpur is a village in Labpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,268 people in 295 households**, the 46th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 1,268people (2011)
- 295households
- 76.4%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shakpur

Of every 100 households in Shakpur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shakpur · ■ Labpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**90%

Use banking services ****52%**

**46%

Television ****37%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Shakpur?

■ Shakpur · ■ Labpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**969

Working population ****28.3%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 68.1% for women. 44% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (7%) · **■** Household industry 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 58 (16%) · **■** Marginal 203 (57%)

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 Labpur

- Datta Bagtor1,340 people
- Kaichara1,332 people
- Mandari1,291 people
- Dangal1,276 people
- Baragoga1,252 people
- Kashiara1,235 people
- Budhura1,203 people
- Puran Mahugram1,203 people

[All 179 villages in Labpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/labpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shakpur?1,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakpur in?Birbhum district (Labpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shakpur?76.4% (Census 2011)