# Shalika Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shalika

Shalika is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **338 people in 80 households**, the 171st largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 338people (2011)
- 80households
- 71.4%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalika

Of every 100 households in Shalika in 2011, 14 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalika · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****24%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shalika?

■ Shalika · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**970

Working population ****47.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 62.5% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (31%) · **■** Marginal 61 (38%)

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 - II

- Kanchanpur344 people
- Rathikulgerya341 people
- Chak Dandi340 people
- Paisiti339 people
- Fatemahammad335 people
- Chaknarayan330 people
- Maisar330 people
- Panisiuli330 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalika?338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalika in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalika?71.4% (Census 2011)