# Shalika Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shalika

Shalika is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,651 people in 376 households**, the 21st largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,651people (2011)
- 376households
- 79.1%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalika

Of every 100 households in Shalika in 2011, 67 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shalika · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**66%

Tap water ****5%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**83%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****44%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**15%

Own their home ****90%**

**95%

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 Shalika?

■ Shalika · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**971

Working population ****35.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 70.2% for women. 52% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (9%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 382 (65%) · **■** Marginal 112 (19%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Madhabpur2,087 people
- Rangamatia1,980 people
- Matkadpur1,895 people
- Ghol Gharia1,872 people
- Hariatara1,598 people
- Japhala1,531 people
- Tangasol1,508 people
- Ghagra1,489 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalika?1,651 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalika in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalika?79.1% (Census 2011)