# Sekandara Village, Raghunathganj - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raghunathganj - II, Murshidabad 

# Sekandara

Sekandara is a village in Raghunathganj - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **21,668 people in 4,099 households**, the 1st largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 21,668people (2011)
- 4,099households
- 60.7%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sekandara

Of every 100 households in Sekandara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sekandara · ■ Raghunathganj - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**42%

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

**32%

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

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**80%

Use banking services ****35%**

**33%

Television ****22%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sekandara?

■ Sekandara · ■ Raghunathganj - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**973

Working population ****47.1%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 55.8% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3,505 (34%) · **■** Other work 4,703 (46%) · **■** Marginal 1,484 (15%)

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 Raghunathganj - II

- Kasia Danga14,025 people
- Bahara12,862 people
- Kul Gachhi11,292 people
- Giria Kismat7,153 people

[All 77 villages in Raghunathganj - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sekandara?21,668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekandara in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sekandara?60.7% (Census 2011)