# Shikarpur Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,643 people in 424 households**, the 23rd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,643people (2011)
- 424households
- 66.8%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**93%

Use banking services ****48%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shikarpur?

■ Shikarpur · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**930

Working population ****57.0%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 61.1% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 409 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (38%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (10%) · **■** Marginal 62 (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 Mekliganj

- Fulkardabri Kasiabari2,041 people
- Mekliganj1,935 people
- Bara Thunkinjhar1,821 people
- Chhota Kuchlibari1,716 people
- Nijtaraf1,618 people
- Brahmattar Kuchlibari1,595 people
- Bagdokara1,453 people
- Kharija Jamaldaha1,331 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikarpur?1,643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?66.8% (Census 2011)