# Paschim Sikta Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Paschim Sikta

Paschim Sikta is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,204 people in 514 households**, the 31st largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 2,204people (2011)
- 514households
- 68.9%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Sikta

Of every 100 households in Paschim Sikta in 2011, 50 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paschim Sikta · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**50%

Tap water ****6%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**86%

Use banking services ****58%**

**56%

Television ****35%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**14%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Paschim Sikta?

■ Paschim Sikta · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**942

Working population ****41.2%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 60.4% for women. 62% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (54%) · **■** Household industry 78 (9%) · **■** Other work 274 (30%) · **■** Marginal 23 (3%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Dhuliara2,308 people
- Amnan2,282 people
- Karichar Bheri2,268 people
- Sugandha2,250 people
- Kunchpala2,187 people
- Satithan2,142 people
- Dakshinpara2,123 people
- Ayma Haripur2,086 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Sikta?2,204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Sikta in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Sikta?68.9% (Census 2011)