# Shukpara Village, Kaliachak - III, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - III, Maldah 

# Shukpara

Shukpara is a village in Kaliachak - III sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,521 people in 644 households**, the 25th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 3,521people (2011)
- 644households
- 48.7%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shukpara

Of every 100 households in Shukpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shukpara · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**79%

Tap water ****8%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**48%

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

**1%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shukpara?

■ Shukpara · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**967

Working population ****46.0%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 43.9% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 229 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (14%) · **■** Household industry 289 (18%) · **■** Other work 167 (10%) · **■** Marginal 703 (43%)

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 Kaliachak - III

- Gopalpur4,794 people
- Kalinagar4,567 people
- Mahabbatpur4,149 people
- Shashani3,602 people
- Sobhapur3,351 people
- Fatepur3,156 people
- Sahilapur2,984 people
- Bholaichak2,818 people

[All 73 villages in Kaliachak - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shukpara?3,521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shukpara in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shukpara?48.7% (Census 2011)