# Sulkapara Village, Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Sulkapara

Sulkapara is a village in Nagrakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,682 people in 1,250 households**, the 5th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 5,682people (2011)
- 1,250households
- 69.0%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sulkapara

Of every 100 households in Sulkapara in 2011, 28 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sulkapara · ■ Nagrakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**77%

Tap water ****6%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****20%**

**34%

Television ****20%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**45%

Own their home ****96%**

**58%

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 Sulkapara?

■ Sulkapara · ■ Nagrakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**970

Working population ****38.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 60.9% for women. 54% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 236 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 514 (24%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Other work 914 (42%) · **■** Marginal 465 (21%)

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 Nagrakata

- Chengmari Tea Garden14,446 people
- Bhagatpur Tea Garden12,555 people
- Luksan Tea Garden8,027 people
- Gatia Tea Garden5,855 people
- Jiti Tea Garden5,588 people
- Grassmore Tea Garden5,563 people
- Naya Saili Tea Garden5,446 people
- Bamandanga Tea Garden4,698 people

[All 34 villages in Nagrakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/nagrakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sulkapara?5,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sulkapara in?Jalpaiguri district (Nagrakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sulkapara?69.0% (Census 2011)