# Shikra Chakadei Village, Egra - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Shikra Chakadei

Shikra Chakadei is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,078 people in 225 households**, the 44th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 1,078people (2011)
- 225households
- 87.4%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shikra Chakadei

Of every 100 households in Shikra Chakadei in 2011, 72 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shikra Chakadei · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**37%

Television ****26%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Shikra Chakadei?

■ Shikra Chakadei · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**926

Working population ****35.4%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 81.3% for women. 65% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (32%) · **■** Marginal 50 (13%)

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 Egra - I

- Asda Dakshin1,194 people
- Shatkanai1,159 people
- Akandi1,142 people
- Sannihari1,125 people
- Satkhanda1,074 people
- Bilbara1,057 people
- Khodkol1,045 people
- Biharipur1,015 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shikra Chakadei?1,078 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikra Chakadei in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shikra Chakadei?87.4% (Census 2011)