# Sikarpur Village, Chakdah, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chakdah, Nadia 

# Sikarpur

Sikarpur is a village in Chakdah sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,770 people in 1,086 households**, the 13th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 4,770people (2011)
- 1,086households
- 74.6%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikarpur

Of every 100 households in Sikarpur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sikarpur · ■ Chakdah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**16%

Tap water ****13%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**86%

Use banking services ****24%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Chakdah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**937

Working population ****35.3%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 68.4% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 403 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 465 (28%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 449 (27%) · **■** Marginal 335 (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 Chakdah

- Balagari Char5,305 people
- Dubra5,285 people
- Muratipur5,208 people
- Purba Bishnupur5,191 people
- Balarampur4,606 people
- Manasapota4,544 people
- Char Kancharapara4,491 people
- Sutra3,950 people

[All 148 villages in Chakdah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chakdah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikarpur?4,770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikarpur in?Nadia district (Chakdah sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikarpur?74.6% (Census 2011)