# Sikarpur Village, Mathabhanga - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mathabhanga - I, Koch Bihar 

# Sikarpur

Sikarpur is a village in Mathabhanga - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,546 people in 362 households**, the 53rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 1,546people (2011)
- 362households
- 70.3%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikarpur

Of every 100 households in Sikarpur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikarpur · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**57%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

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

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**31%

Television ****21%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**946

Working population ****48.6%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 62.0% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 177 (24%) · **■** Marginal 256 (34%)

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 Mathabhanga - I

- Nityanandi1,825 people
- Daibhangi1,824 people
- Kalagaon1,779 people
- Upanirpar1,570 people
- Chenakata1,514 people
- Dakshin Tetulerchhara1,459 people
- Satgachhi1,401 people
- Asakbari Dwitiakhanda1,398 people

[All 102 villages in Mathabhanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikarpur?1,546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikarpur in?Koch Bihar district (Mathabhanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikarpur?70.3% (Census 2011)