# Shilgram Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Shilgram

Shilgram is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,370 people in 607 households**, the 18th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 2,370people (2011)
- 607households
- 76.7%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shilgram

Of every 100 households in Shilgram in 2011, 36 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shilgram · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**27%

Television ****24%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**56%

Own their home ****84%**

**91%

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 Shilgram?

■ Shilgram · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**70.4%

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

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747**

**942

Working population ****30.3%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 70.0% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 86 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (9%) · **■** Marginal 408 (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 Rampurhat - II

- Chandpara3,198 people
- Chandipur3,142 people
- Tapan2,709 people
- Shrikrishnapur2,603 people
- Chhota Kanaipur2,262 people
- Ninga2,231 people
- Hansan2,186 people
- Sahapur2,180 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shilgram?2,370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shilgram in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shilgram?76.7% (Census 2011)