# Shikar Bhanga Village, Jhargram – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shikar Bhanga

Shikar Bhanga is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 57 households**, the 233rd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 285people (2011)
- 57households
- 88.2%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikar Bhanga

Of every 100 households in Shikar Bhanga in 2011, 37 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikar Bhanga · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****14%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**34%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shikar Bhanga?

■ Shikar Bhanga · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**979

Working population ****79.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 82.2% for women. 82% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (8%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 185 (81%)

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 Jhargram

- Chhota Ektal287 people
- Shukjora287 people
- Barashukjora286 people
- Guimara285 people
- Balijuri284 people
- Pindra Kuli283 people
- Kamar Bandi279 people
- Lalbagh276 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikar Bhanga?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikar Bhanga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikar Bhanga?88.2% (Census 2011)