# Lakshikantapur Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Lakshikantapur

Lakshikantapur is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,642 people in 1,008 households**, the 9th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 4,642people (2011)
- 1,008households
- 78.7%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lakshikantapur

Of every 100 households in Lakshikantapur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lakshikantapur · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**53%

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

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**51%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**33%

Television ****31%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**38%

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 Lakshikantapur?

■ Lakshikantapur · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**983

Working population ****34.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 70.3% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 275 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (12%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 306 (19%) · **■** Marginal 807 (51%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Deula5,169 people
- Khanpur5,101 people
- Samashat4,829 people
- Nainanpur4,711 people
- Bahirpua4,610 people
- Kesili4,167 people
- Tulyan4,003 people
- Ramchandrapur3,982 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lakshikantapur?4,642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakshikantapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lakshikantapur?78.7% (Census 2011)