# Bara Shakdal Village, Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar 

# Bara Shakdal

Bara Shakdal is a village in Dinhata - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,035 people in 2,094 households**, the 2nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 8,035people (2011)
- 2,094households
- 78.2%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Shakdal

Of every 100 households in Bara Shakdal in 2011, 15 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bara Shakdal · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****59%**

**50%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Bara Shakdal?

■ Bara Shakdal · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**936

Working population ****41.0%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 71.4% for women. 62% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 972 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,109 (34%) · **■** Household industry 67 (2%) · **■** Other work 879 (27%) · **■** Marginal 266 (8%)

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 Dinhata - II

- Kalamati9,882 people
- Lauchapra7,667 people
- Kismat Dasagram6,841 people
- Nagarerbari6,695 people
- Sahebganj6,304 people

[All 119 villages in Dinhata - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Shakdal?8,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Shakdal in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Shakdal?78.2% (Census 2011)