# Shikarpur Village, Suri - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Suri - II, Birbhum 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Suri - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 277 households**, the 27th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 1,278people (2011)
- 277households
- 63.3%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Suri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**45%

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

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**82%

Use banking services ****63%**

**69%

Television ****47%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shikarpur?

■ Shikarpur · ■ Suri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**948

Working population ****54.5%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 55.3% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (33%) · **■** Household industry 35 (5%) · **■** Other work 76 (11%) · **■** Marginal 296 (43%)

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 Suri - II

- Bhagabanbati1,387 people
- Tapaipur1,367 people
- Januri1,332 people
- Domaipur1,280 people
- Koma1,269 people
- Sajina1,259 people
- Patanda1,247 people
- Gangie1,205 people

[All 95 villages in Suri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikarpur?1,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Birbhum district (Suri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?63.3% (Census 2011)