# Shalidaha Village, Barrackpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barrackpur - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Shalidaha

Shalidaha is a village in Barrackpur - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,193 people in 527 households**, the 20th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 2,193people (2011)
- 527households
- 80.9%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalidaha

Of every 100 households in Shalidaha in 2011, 71 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shalidaha · ■ Barrackpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**87%

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

**11%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**71%

Use banking services ****48%**

**52%

Television ****37%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Shalidaha?

■ Shalidaha · ■ Barrackpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**960

Working population ****37.4%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 77.0% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 69 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (33%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 291 (35%) · **■** Marginal 174 (21%)

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 Barrackpur - I

- Mahabatipara2,691 people
- Chendua2,680 people
- Mukundapur2,453 people
- Jayanpur2,227 people
- Mathurapur2,175 people
- Budhuria1,598 people
- Madarpuli1,504 people
- Atisara1,340 people

[All 38 villages in Barrackpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barrackpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalidaha?2,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalidaha in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barrackpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalidaha?80.9% (Census 2011)