# Shekhampur Village, Labpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Labpur, Birbhum 

# Shekhampur

Shekhampur is a village in Labpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,561 people in 1,525 households**, the 3rd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 6,561people (2011)
- 1,525households
- 64.2%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhampur

Of every 100 households in Shekhampur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhampur · ■ Labpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**81%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Shekhampur?

■ Shekhampur · ■ Labpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**969

Working population ****40.8%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 194 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (16%) · **■** Household industry 56 (2%) · **■** Other work 477 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1,512 (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

- Danrka10,897 people
- Chauhata7,969 people
- Kurumba6,507 people
- Madhugram5,608 people
- Hatia5,193 people
- Ganutia4,616 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhampur?6,561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhampur in?Birbhum district (Labpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhampur?64.2% (Census 2011)