# Sikharpur Village, Rajarhat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Rajarhat, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sikharpur

Sikharpur is a village in Rajarhat sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,941 people in 899 households**, the 9th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%.

- 3,941people (2011)
- 899households
- 86.3%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikharpur

Of every 100 households in Sikharpur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sikharpur · ■ Rajarhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**11%

Tap water ****6%**

**10%

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

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**68%

Use banking services ****62%**

**58%

Television ****74%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

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

**6%

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

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sikharpur?

■ Sikharpur · ■ Rajarhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**81.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**915

Working population ****33.4%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 81.0% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 104 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (10%) · **■** Household industry 269 (20%) · **■** Other work 610 (46%) · **■** Marginal 201 (15%)

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 Rajarhat

- Tarulia4,278 people
- Thakdari4,247 people
- Baligari4,193 people
- Mahammadpur4,141 people
- Mobarekpur3,628 people
- Jagadishpur3,584 people
- Akandakeshari2,847 people
- Jamalpara2,694 people

[All 31 villages in Rajarhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/rajarhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sikharpur?3,941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikharpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Rajarhat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikharpur?86.3% (Census 2011)