# Sakirda Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sakirda

Sakirda is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 74 households**, the 279th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 351people (2011)
- 74households
- 92.9%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakirda

Of every 100 households in Sakirda in 2011, 99 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakirda · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**48%

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

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**50%

Television ****59%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Sakirda?

■ Sakirda · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**988

Working population ****39.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 88.8% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 19 (14%) · **■** Marginal 100 (72%)

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 Debra

- Birshapur355 people
- Kazi Chak355 people
- Srikrishnapur355 people
- Mirjja Nagar351 people
- Debpur349 people
- Chak Chandramer348 people
- Durgapur348 people
- Jot Ankur347 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakirda?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakirda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sakirda?92.9% (Census 2011)