# Sikdespukhuria Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sikdespukhuria

Sikdespukhuria is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,355 people in 1,002 households**, the 12th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 4,355people (2011)
- 1,002households
- 81.2%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikdespukhuria

Of every 100 households in Sikdespukhuria in 2011, 71 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sikdespukhuria · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**15%

Tap water ****10%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**78%

Use banking services ****35%**

**46%

Television ****43%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****91%**

**92%

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 Sikdespukhuria?

■ Sikdespukhuria · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**940

Working population ****35.4%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 78.4% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 49 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (6%) · **■** Household industry 99 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,195 (78%) · **■** Marginal 110 (7%)

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 Barasat - I

- Barbaria4,764 people
- Pirgachha4,526 people
- Khilkapur4,501 people
- Patincha4,474 people
- Maynagadi4,058 people
- Ula4,058 people
- Murali4,056 people
- Chhota Jagulia4,043 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikdespukhuria?4,355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikdespukhuria in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikdespukhuria?81.2% (Census 2011)