# Sekhpur Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Sekhpur

Sekhpur is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,638 people in 1,202 households**, the 4th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 4,638people (2011)
- 1,202households
- 71.0%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sekhpur

Of every 100 households in Sekhpur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sekhpur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****64%**

**55%

Television ****20%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Sekhpur?

■ Sekhpur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**975

Working population ****35.7%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 64.2% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 260 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (15%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 275 (17%) · **■** Marginal 861 (52%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Mallarpur6,471 people
- Baraturigram5,968 people
- Sanakpur5,050 people
- Hazipur4,345 people
- Rangtara4,120 people
- Birchandrapur3,808 people
- Lachhiator3,267 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sekhpur?4,638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekhpur in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sekhpur?71.0% (Census 2011)