Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur
# Shikarpur

Shikarpur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 214 people in 56 households, the 191st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.
- 214 people (2011)
- 56 households
- 95.2% literacy
- 894 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikarpur

Of every 100 households in Shikarpur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shikarpur · ■ Contai - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 51%
- Toilet within the home 100% 94%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 5%
- Tap water 2% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91%
- Use banking services 12% 43%
- Television 12% 18%
- Mobile phone 9% 46%
- Computer with internet 4% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 58% 25%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shikarpur?

■ Shikarpur · ■ Contai - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 95.2% 89.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 894 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 562 956
- Working population 24.8% 36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.0% for men and 91.3% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 3 (6%) · ■ Marginal 50 (94%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Contai - I
- Rasulpur 230 people
- Gahira Bar 229 people
- Pateshwarpur 228 people
- Hatiberya 224 people
- Dakshin Darua 209 people
- Sharad Pur 205 people
- Harichak 201 people
- Alipur 195 people

All 225 villages in Contai - I

## Other places named Shikarpur
- Shikarpur · Sub-district, Bulandshahr · 435,158 people
- Shikarpur · Sub-district, Shimoga · 238,229 people
- Shikarpur · Town, Bulandshahr · 37,969 people
- Shikarpur · Town, Shimoga · 36,015 people
- Shikarpur · Village, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri · 19,437 people
- Shikarpur · Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran · 7,150 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Shikarpur? 214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikarpur in? Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikarpur? 95.2% (Census 2011)

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