# Shekhpura Village, Goalpokhar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **504 people in 93 households**, the 149th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 13.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 504people (2011)
- 93households
- 13.9%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpura

Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****96%**

**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 Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****13.9%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**958

Working population ****53.2%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 16.7% for men and 11.2% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 268 (100%)

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

- Barasalpur584 people
- Kamalabari565 people
- Kasur554 people
- Bangoan521 people
- Maharan479 people
- Dakshin Shibrampur478 people
- Dalania458 people
- Chota Shikarpur451 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 Shekhpura?504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?13.9% (Census 2011)