# Shalikadhanichak Village, Tamluk – Population & Literacy

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Village · Tamluk, Purba Medinipur 

# Shalikadhanichak

Shalikadhanichak is a village in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,919 people in 427 households**, the 45th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 1,919people (2011)
- 427households
- 90.4%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shalikadhanichak

Of every 100 households in Shalikadhanichak in 2011, 46 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalikadhanichak · ■ Tamluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**20%

Tap water ****29%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****23%**

**45%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Shalikadhanichak?

■ Shalikadhanichak · ■ Tamluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**972

Working population ****41.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 85.6% for women. 61% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 143 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (39%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 105 (13%) · **■** Marginal 223 (28%)

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 Tamluk

- Tulia Jadubar2,029 people
- Gaurangapur2,004 people
- Rasikpur1,981 people
- Amgechhya1,928 people
- Kakgechhya1,909 people
- Payarchali1,903 people
- Uttar Sautanchak1,873 people
- Ranichak1,871 people

[All 99 villages in Tamluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shalikadhanichak?1,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalikadhanichak in?Purba Medinipur district (Tamluk sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shalikadhanichak?90.4% (Census 2011)