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

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sekhpur

Sekhpur is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **366 people in 87 households**, the 161st largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 366people (2011)
- 87households
- 74.6%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sekhpur

Of every 100 households in Sekhpur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sekhpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**70%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****12%**

**27%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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 Sekhpur?

■ Sekhpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**936

Working population ****37.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 65.9% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (49%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 15 (11%)

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

- Naodapara401 people
- Rampur390 people
- Samra390 people
- Ratanpur388 people
- Sekhmina358 people
- Hasanpur353 people
- Deodhara349 people
- Karail349 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sekhpur?366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekhpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sekhpur?74.6% (Census 2011)