# Sekhpur Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Sekhpur

Sekhpur is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,249 people in 223 households**, the 38th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 1,249people (2011)
- 223households
- 65.4%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sekhpur

Of every 100 households in Sekhpur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sekhpur · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**85%

Use banking services ****24%**

**22%

Television ****11%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sekhpur?

■ Sekhpur · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****816**

**967

Working population ****38.4%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 63.9% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 174 (36%)

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 Ratua - II

- Gobindapur1,812 people
- Bishanpur1,589 people
- Khailsana1,428 people
- Paranpur1,267 people
- Ailpara1,233 people
- Lokhra1,179 people
- Harirampur1,102 people
- Chauduar999 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sekhpur?1,249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekhpur in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sekhpur?65.4% (Census 2011)