# Sidakara Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sidakara

Sidakara is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **149 people in 34 households**, the 214th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 149people (2011)
- 34households
- 64.2%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sidakara

Of every 100 households in Sidakara in 2011, 50 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sidakara · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****15%**

**51%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sidakara?

■ Sidakara · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**973

Working population ****59.7%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 53.1% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 9 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (42%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 42 (47%)

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 Sankrail

- Sindurgaura164 people
- Kasturia157 people
- Kendugari155 people
- Saltaria149 people
- Shuknakhali146 people
- Asanbani145 people
- Bankati145 people
- Dangarsari144 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sidakara?149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sidakara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sidakara?64.2% (Census 2011)