# Sekhmina Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sekhmina

Sekhmina is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 72 households**, the 162nd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 358people (2011)
- 72households
- 77.4%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sekhmina

Of every 100 households in Sekhmina in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sekhmina · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Sekhmina?

■ Sekhmina · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**936

Working population ****29.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 76.6% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (7%) · **■** Marginal 24 (23%)

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 Gangarampur

- Rampur390 people
- Samra390 people
- Ratanpur388 people
- Sekhpur366 people
- Hasanpur353 people
- Deodhara349 people
- Karail349 people
- Sadipur346 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sekhmina?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekhmina in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sekhmina?77.4% (Census 2011)