# Shilghagri Village, Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - II, Koch Bihar 

# Shilghagri

Shilghagri is a village in Tufanganj - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,703 people in 419 households**, the 32nd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,703people (2011)
- 419households
- 83.3%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shilghagri

Of every 100 households in Shilghagri in 2011, 28 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shilghagri · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**77%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****24%**

**21%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shilghagri?

■ Shilghagri · ■ Tufanganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**960

Working population ****37.1%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 78.4% for women. 61% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (25%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 125 (20%) · **■** Marginal 88 (14%)

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 - II

- Bajrapur2,216 people
- Chhit Bara Laukuthi2,122 people
- Khagribari1,927 people
- Langalgram1,789 people
- Dhanmatia1,564 people
- Dorko1,535 people
- Phersabari1,501 people
- Gorbhanga1,416 people

[All 53 villages in Tufanganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shilghagri?1,703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shilghagri in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shilghagri?83.3% (Census 2011)