Shikrishnapur Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shikrishnapur is a village situated in Kushmundi block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 396 families residing in the village Shikrishnapur. The total population of Shikrishnapur is 1,786 out of which 886 are males and 900 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shikrishnapur is 1,016.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shikrishnapur village is 220 which is 12% of the total population. There are 105 male children and 115 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shikrishnapur is 1,095 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,016) of Shikrishnapur village.

Population
1,786
Families
396
Literacy
78.29%
Sex Ratio
1,016

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shikrishnapur is 78.3%. Thus Shikrishnapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 82.2% and the female literacy rate is 74.39% in Shikrishnapur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shikrishnapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Shikrishnapur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shikrishnapur village.

Total Male Female
Children 220 105 115
Literacy 78.29% 82.2% 74.39%
Scheduled Caste 315 157 158
Scheduled Tribe 15 6 9
Illiterate 560 244 316

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Shikrishnapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shikrishnapur village out of total population, 527 were engaged in work activities. 90.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 527 workers engaged in Main Work, 340 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 120 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 478 437 41
Cultivators 340 314 26
Agriculture Labourer 120 111 9
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 17 11 6
Marginal Workers 49 31 18
Non Working 1,259 418 841

Nearby Villages to Shikrishnapur,

Below are the list of villages near Shikrishnapur village in Kushmundi.

Village Population
Dhakdhol 1,219
Bara Krishnapur 862
Gilapukur 135
Paschim Para 248
Nahit 4,630
Angaripara 321
Baragachhi 1,200
Madhyamkarai 387
Pathanpara 611
Raghunathpur 350

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