# Shekhpara Village, Gazole, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Gazole, Maldah 

# Shekhpara

Shekhpara is a village in Gazole sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **931 people in 209 households**, the 114th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 931people (2011)
- 209households
- 55.7%literacy
- 1,126females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpara

Of every 100 households in Shekhpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhpara · ■ Gazole rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**33%

Television ****1%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**33%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Shekhpara?

■ Shekhpara · ■ Gazole rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**979

Working population ****38.0%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 47.9% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 137 (39%)

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 Gazole

- Bagsarai971 people
- Khord Deotala968 people
- Madhail968 people
- Khalamba962 people
- Shilnagara920 people
- Purbba Kasba913 people
- Jotbhairab907 people
- Adhna893 people

[All 291 villages in Gazole](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/gazole/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shekhpara?931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpara in?Maldah district (Gazole sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpara?55.7% (Census 2011)