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

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Sikdarerkhata

Sikdarerkhata is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,163 people in 775 households**, the 24th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 3,163people (2011)
- 775households
- 73.4%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikdarerkhata

Of every 100 households in Sikdarerkhata in 2011, 14 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikdarerkhata · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**41%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**23%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sikdarerkhata?

■ Sikdarerkhata · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**940

Working population ****44.3%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 63.4% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 446 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 499 (36%) · **■** Household industry 60 (4%) · **■** Other work 103 (7%) · **■** Marginal 294 (21%)

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

- Dhadial3,870 people
- Guriarpar3,467 people
- Bhelapeta3,395 people
- Santoshpur3,381 people
- Panisala2,898 people
- Bhelakopa Pratham Khanda2,862 people
- Debottar Charaljani2,654 people
- Chikliguri Dwitia Khanda2,634 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 Sikdarerkhata?3,163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikdarerkhata in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikdarerkhata?73.4% (Census 2011)