# Sekandarpur, Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sekandarpur

Sekandarpur is a village in [Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,386 people in 294 households**, the 59th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 1,386people (2011)
- 294households
- 66.4%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sekandarpur

Of every 100 households in Sekandarpur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sekandarpur · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****26%**

**33%

Television ****13%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sekandarpur?

■ Sekandarpur · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**983

Working population ****37.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 62.9% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (9%) · **■** Household industry 106 (20%) · **■** Other work 224 (43%) · **■** Marginal 126 (24%)

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

- Bagaria Khargachhi1,473 people
- Sadashibpur1,452 people
- Rasa1,419 people
- Sapmara1,408 people
- Dakshin Gopinathpur1,348 people
- Balarampur1,265 people
- Dogachha1,168 people
- Pratap Beria1,092 people

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

## Other places named Sekandarpur

- Sekandarpur · Village, Haringhata, Nadia · 7,917 people
- Sekandarpur · Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad · 2,023 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sekandarpur?1,386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sekandarpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sekandarpur?66.4% (Census 2011)