# Sikarpur Village, Farakka, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Farakka, Murshidabad 

# Sikarpur

Sikarpur is a village in Farakka sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,328 people in 401 households**, the 22nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 2,328people (2011)
- 401households
- 53.2%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikarpur

Of every 100 households in Sikarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikarpur · ■ Farakka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**23%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**70%

Use banking services ****19%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sikarpur?

■ Sikarpur · ■ Farakka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**956

Working population ****41.9%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.6% for men and 48.8% for women. 43% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 385 (39%) · **■** Household industry 423 (43%) · **■** Other work 77 (8%) · **■** Marginal 62 (6%)

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 Farakka

- Dohitpur3,272 people
- Pachula Gram3,088 people
- Chandore2,791 people
- Kendua2,408 people
- Bagdabra2,284 people
- Kashinagar2,076 people
- Samaspur1,615 people
- Tulsi Pukur1,570 people

[All 66 villages in Farakka](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/farakka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikarpur?2,328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikarpur in?Murshidabad district (Farakka sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikarpur?53.2% (Census 2011)