# Shikarpur Village, Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,265 people in 567 households**, the 30th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 2,265people (2011)
- 567households
- 71.0%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**41%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****20%**

**23%

Television ****24%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090**

**940

Working population ****49.3%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 61.1% for women. 62% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (18%) · **■** Household industry 239 (21%) · **■** Other work 237 (21%) · **■** Marginal 349 (31%)

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 Tufanganj - I

- Bhelakopa Pratham Khanda2,862 people
- Debottar Charaljani2,654 people
- Chikliguri Dwitia Khanda2,634 people
- Amlaguri2,385 people
- Gopalerkuthi2,117 people
- Bilsi2,065 people
- Uttar Chhat Jaygir Chilakhana1,837 people
- Dhopguri1,836 people

[All 72 villages in Tufanganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikarpur?2,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur?71.0% (Census 2011)