# Sikra Village, Chapra, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chapra, Nadia 

# Sikra

Sikra is a village in Chapra sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,359 people in 1,386 households**, the 12th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 6,359people (2011)
- 1,386households
- 65.4%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikra

Of every 100 households in Sikra in 2011, 21 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikra · ■ Chapra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**60%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****66%**

**34%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sikra?

■ Sikra · ■ Chapra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096**

**964

Working population ****29.1%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 64.5% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 132 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 512 (28%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,100 (59%)

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 Chapra

- Dompukur7,101 people
- Hatra7,087 people
- Betbaria6,685 people
- Lakshmigachha6,480 people
- Hridaypur6,061 people
- Mahesnagar5,985 people
- Sonpukar4,874 people
- Dwipchandrapur4,769 people

[All 83 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chapra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikra?6,359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikra in?Nadia district (Chapra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikra?65.4% (Census 2011)