# Madhu Sikar Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Madhu Sikar

Madhu Sikar is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,194 people in 237 households**, the 93rd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,194people (2011)
- 237households
- 63.8%literacy
- 817females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Madhu Sikar

Of every 100 households in Madhu Sikar in 2011, 46 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Madhu Sikar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**81%

Tap water ****13%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****20%**

**17%

Television ****31%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

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 Madhu Sikar?

■ Madhu Sikar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****817**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**958

Working population ****40.4%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 55.5% for women. 51% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (29%) · **■** Household industry 64 (13%) · **■** Other work 47 (10%) · **■** Marginal 114 (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 Goalpokhar - II

- Suhiasani1,236 people
- Dhanalia1,228 people
- Sahaspur1,205 people
- Kaili1,204 people
- Kaliara1,192 people
- Khudan1,184 people
- Asuragar1,155 people
- Uttar Basantapur1,151 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Madhu Sikar?1,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madhu Sikar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Madhu Sikar?63.8% (Census 2011)