# Sekandarpur Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Sekandarpur

Sekandarpur is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,023 people in 486 households**, the 46th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 2,023people (2011)
- 486households
- 62.9%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sekandarpur

Of every 100 households in Sekandarpur in 2011, 39 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sekandarpur · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**57%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****67%**

**24%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sekandarpur?

■ Sekandarpur · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**968

Working population ****32.7%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 58.6% for women. 61% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 190 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 271 (41%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 126 (19%) · **■** Marginal 58 (9%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Janpur2,300 people
- Shukur Pukur2,284 people
- Mashimpur2,203 people
- Chandpur2,142 people
- Mahatpur1,961 people
- Charkam Nagar1,683 people
- Garduara1,646 people
- Ekdala1,592 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sekandarpur?2,023 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekandarpur in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sekandarpur?62.9% (Census 2011)