# Purba Sikarpur Village, Deshopran – Population & Literacy

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Village · Deshopran, Purba Medinipur 

# Purba Sikarpur

Purba Sikarpur is a village in Deshopran sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **366 people in 80 households**, the 131st largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.6%.

- 366people (2011)
- 80households
- 92.0%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purba Sikarpur

Of every 100 households in Purba Sikarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purba Sikarpur · ■ Deshopran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**9%

Tap water ****14%**

**17%

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

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****0%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****66%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Purba Sikarpur?

■ Purba Sikarpur · ■ Deshopran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.0%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**949

Working population ****36.3%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.4% for men and 83.6% for women. 65% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 130 (98%)

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 Deshopran

- Tengarberya386 people
- Dharadharpur385 people
- Baikunthapur382 people
- Purushottompur372 people
- Purba Kushbani362 people
- Dakshin Harsha Chak360 people
- Bhupati Chak348 people
- Gokulnagar Deulpota331 people

[All 168 villages in Deshopran](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/deshopran/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purba Sikarpur?366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purba Sikarpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Deshopran sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purba Sikarpur?92.0% (Census 2011)