# Chhat Shikarpur Village, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Rajganj, Jalpaiguri 

# Chhat Shikarpur

Chhat Shikarpur is a village in Rajganj sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 115 households**, the 24th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 541people (2011)
- 115households
- 78.5%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhat Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Chhat Shikarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhat Shikarpur · ■ Rajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**39%

Television ****17%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Chhat Shikarpur?

■ Chhat Shikarpur · ■ Rajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**945

Working population ****48.6%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 69.9% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 53 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (11%) · **■** Other work 71 (27%) · **■** Marginal 110 (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 Rajganj

- Patharghata2,035 people
- Badlagachha1,884 people
- Lalitabari1,479 people
- Balai Gachh1,383 people
- Araji Bhelakoba I353 people
- Araji Bhelakoba III296 people

[All 26 villages in Rajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/rajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhat Shikarpur?541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhat Shikarpur in?Jalpaiguri district (Rajganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhat Shikarpur?78.5% (Census 2011)