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

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Village · Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar 

# Sikarpur

Sikarpur is a village in Dinhata - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,830 people in 697 households**, the 31st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,830people (2011)
- 697households
- 69.4%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikarpur

Of every 100 households in Sikarpur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikarpur · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**49%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**44%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sikarpur?

■ Sikarpur · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**936

Working population ****36.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 62.5% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 351 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 524 (50%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 93 (9%) · **■** Marginal 69 (7%)

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

- Chhota Sakdal3,109 people
- Marnia Dwitia Khanda3,109 people
- Kharubhaj3,002 people
- Chhota Garol Jhora2,948 people
- Khitaber Kuthi Dwitia Khanda2,789 people
- Uttar Purbba Balakura2,643 people
- Megh Narayaner Kuthi2,615 people
- Langalia Protham Khanda2,595 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 Sikarpur?2,830 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikarpur in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikarpur?69.4% (Census 2011)