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

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 68 households**, the 174th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 285people (2011)
- 68households
- 84.6%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****9%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**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 Shikarpur?

■ Shikarpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**936

Working population ****30.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 83.7% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (36%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 14 (16%)

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

- Nalafarka320 people
- Chandipara316 people
- Kabirpur309 people
- Haripur Ganeshpur294 people
- Mahakhair283 people
- Kashipur267 people
- Kamarpukuria257 people
- Khayerban254 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikarpur?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?84.6% (Census 2011)