# Shikharpari Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shikharpari

Shikharpari is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 147 households**, the 85th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 650people (2011)
- 147households
- 70.0%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikharpari

Of every 100 households in Shikharpari in 2011, 45 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikharpari · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****65%**

**46%

Television ****21%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shikharpari?

■ Shikharpari · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****542**

**971

Working population ****38.8%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 59.5% for women. 52% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 107 (42%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%)

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

- Sushnia695 people
- Kantapal693 people
- Mabarak Chak668 people
- Ajodhyagar652 people
- Dangar Para644 people
- Jagannathpur640 people
- Dhadki639 people
- Ghorabandha Chati633 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 Shikharpari?650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikharpari in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikharpari?70.0% (Census 2011)