# Shakdaha Village, Krishnaganj, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnaganj, Nadia 

# Shakdaha

Shakdaha is a village in Krishnaganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,634 people in 663 households**, the 20th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 2,634people (2011)
- 663households
- 73.6%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shakdaha

Of every 100 households in Shakdaha in 2011, 47 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakdaha · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**24%

Tap water ****8%**

**14%

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

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****37%**

**39%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Shakdaha?

■ Shakdaha · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**966

Working population ****36.0%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 67.7% for women. 62% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 335 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (28%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 152 (16%) · **■** Marginal 168 (18%)

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 Krishnaganj

- Shyam Nagar3,344 people
- Fulbari3,321 people
- Krishna Ganj3,192 people
- Taldaha2,845 people
- Khatura2,619 people
- Pabakhali2,581 people
- Maghdia2,493 people
- Shibnibas2,481 people

[All 54 villages in Krishnaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shakdaha?2,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakdaha in?Nadia district (Krishnaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shakdaha?73.6% (Census 2011)