# Uttar Sekhpur Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Uttar Sekhpur

Uttar Sekhpur is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **929 people in 199 households**, the 101st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 929people (2011)
- 199households
- 74.8%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Sekhpur

Of every 100 households in Uttar Sekhpur in 2011, 25 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Sekhpur · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**30%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****41%**

**42%

Television ****28%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Uttar Sekhpur?

■ Uttar Sekhpur · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**959

Working population ****40.4%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 65.7% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 159 (42%)

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 Arambag

- Golami Chak1,020 people
- Mahishgot1,019 people
- Chak Fazil999 people
- Satpur973 people
- Sahalalpur922 people
- Chak Amad919 people
- Chakanar879 people
- Teghari869 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Sekhpur?929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Sekhpur in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Sekhpur?74.8% (Census 2011)