# Shikarpur Village, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Rajganj, Jalpaiguri 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Rajganj sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **19,437 people in 4,336 households**, the 4th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 19,437people (2011)
- 4,336households
- 68.6%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Rajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**72%

Tap water ****15%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****28%**

**39%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Shikarpur?

■ Shikarpur · ■ Rajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**945

Working population ****40.9%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 61.8% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 713 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,375 (17%) · **■** Household industry 107 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,200 (40%) · **■** Marginal 2,563 (32%)

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

- Sukani35,276 people
- Sannyasikata27,044 people
- Junglee Mohal21,408 people
- Kukurjan11,995 people
- Guzrimari9,094 people
- Chhat Guzrimari8,127 people
- Pani Kauri6,613 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikarpur?19,437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Jalpaiguri district (Rajganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?68.6% (Census 2011)