# Shalikha Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shalikha

Shalikha is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **519 people in 116 households**, the 121st largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 519people (2011)
- 116households
- 71.3%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalikha

Of every 100 households in Shalikha in 2011, 89 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalikha · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**62%

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

**30%

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

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

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 Shalikha?

■ Shalikha · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**968

Working population ****55.7%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 59.5% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 261 (90%)

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 Midnapore

- Kolshanda537 people
- Shirishdanga526 people
- Chaipur525 people
- Ladhasai525 people
- Belpatari514 people
- Shibpur509 people
- Jharia502 people
- Chandabila495 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalikha?519 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalikha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalikha?71.3% (Census 2011)