# Shalikota Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shalikota

Shalikota is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,327 people in 892 households**, the 2nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 4,327people (2011)
- 892households
- 67.3%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalikota

Of every 100 households in Shalikota in 2011, 11 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalikota · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**62%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shalikota?

■ Shalikota · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**963

Working population ****34.3%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 57.5% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 390 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (13%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 196 (13%) · **■** Marginal 689 (46%)

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 Dantan - I

- Sarrang4,925 people
- Kakrajit4,203 people
- Dakshin Arbana3,445 people
- Chak Ismailpur3,403 people
- Menakapur3,244 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalikota?4,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalikota in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalikota?67.3% (Census 2011)