# Shailapur Village, English Bazar, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · English Bazar, Maldah 

# Shailapur

Shailapur is a village in English Bazar sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,432 people in 451 households**, the 31st largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 2,432people (2011)
- 451households
- 46.2%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shailapur

Of every 100 households in Shailapur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shailapur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**42%

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

**5%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****18%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Shailapur?

■ Shailapur · ■ English Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**972

Working population ****32.7%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.5% for men and 48.0% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (35%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 352 (44%) · **■** Marginal 49 (6%)

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 English Bazar

- Nischintapur2,808 people
- Gopalpur2,759 people
- Gobindapur2,641 people
- Jatalpur2,559 people
- Lakshmipur2,260 people
- Phulbari Arazi2,205 people
- Chandipur2,191 people
- Naoda Bazar2,150 people

[All 132 villages in English Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/english-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shailapur?2,432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shailapur in?Maldah district (English Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shailapur?46.2% (Census 2011)