# Shaktal Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Shaktal

Shaktal is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,523 people in 366 households**, the 50th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 1,523people (2011)
- 366households
- 62.2%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shaktal

Of every 100 households in Shaktal in 2011, 53 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shaktal · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****54%**

**24%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Shaktal?

■ Shaktal · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**954

Working population ****39.7%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 60.8% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (7%) · **■** Marginal 357 (59%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Bhagabanpur1,677 people
- Ranipura1,631 people
- Mungol1,544 people
- Paro1,536 people
- Dighua1,463 people
- Salalpur1,433 people
- Barui1,419 people
- Khejurbari1,414 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shaktal?1,523 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaktal in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shaktal?62.2% (Census 2011)