# Saikuli Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Saikuli

Saikuli is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,053 people in 253 households**, the 68th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,053people (2011)
- 253households
- 65.2%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saikuli

Of every 100 households in Saikuli in 2011, 32 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saikuli · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****72%**

**38%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Saikuli?

■ Saikuli · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1479**

**960

Working population ****33.0%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 59.5% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (39%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 70 (20%) · **■** Marginal 70 (20%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Rajbari1,187 people
- Ghanasyampur1,174 people
- Akbarpur1,119 people
- Prasadpur1,087 people
- Dhamua1,049 people
- Narayanpur1,044 people
- Rampur1,026 people
- Bhrigurambati1,023 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saikuli?1,053 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saikuli in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saikuli?65.2% (Census 2011)