# Sikar Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/sikar/

Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Sikar

Sikar is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,074 people in 229 households**, the 102nd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,074people (2011)
- 229households
- 78.2%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sikar

Of every 100 households in Sikar in 2011, 70 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**81%

Tap water ****13%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****17%**

**17%

Television ****23%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Sikar?

■ Sikar · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**958

Working population ****31.8%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 68.7% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (38%) · **■** Household industry 17 (5%) · **■** Other work 90 (26%) · **■** Marginal 47 (14%)

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

- Jibanpur1,109 people
- Majlispur1,093 people
- Bawaldeh1,090 people
- Aulai1,079 people
- Mahishakhor1,051 people
- Urpi1,037 people
- Ghordhappa1,026 people
- Kothitola1,023 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 Sikar?1,074 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sikar?78.2% (Census 2011)