# Sikdapur Village, Samserganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Samserganj, Murshidabad 

# Sikdapur

Sikdapur is a village in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,691 people in 492 households**, the 14th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 2,691people (2011)
- 492households
- 58.9%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikdapur

Of every 100 households in Sikdapur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikdapur · ■ Samserganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**31%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**69%

Use banking services ****44%**

**35%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sikdapur?

■ Sikdapur · ■ Samserganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**977

Working population ****31.1%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 54.2% for women. 41% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 467 (56%) · **■** Other work 199 (24%) · **■** Marginal 161 (19%)

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 Samserganj

- Durgapur4,169 people
- Mahisha Thali3,837 people
- Alamsahi3,693 people
- Jaladipur3,319 people
- Ghoramara2,094 people
- Nimtita2,068 people
- Baharagachi1,924 people
- Phulandar1,517 people

[All 33 villages in Samserganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/samserganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikdapur?2,691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikdapur in?Murshidabad district (Samserganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikdapur?58.9% (Census 2011)