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

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sholkamari

Sholkamari is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 134 households**, the 99th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 606people (2011)
- 134households
- 79.2%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sholkamari

Of every 100 households in Sholkamari in 2011, 92 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sholkamari · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****36%**

**32%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**25%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sholkamari?

■ Sholkamari · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**968

Working population ****36.8%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 71.4% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (35%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Krishnadeuli624 people
- Bhadule621 people
- Chilghara618 people
- Bagargeryaasti609 people
- Palashbani605 people
- Gobindanagar596 people
- Baylasol592 people
- Bansol588 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sholkamari?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sholkamari in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sholkamari?79.2% (Census 2011)