Sikharpur Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sikharpur is a village situated in Rajarhat block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 899 families residing in the village Sikharpur. The total population of Sikharpur is 3,941 out of which 2,056 are males and 1,885 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sikharpur is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sikharpur village is 377 which is 10% of the total population. There are 218 male children and 159 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sikharpur is 729 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Sikharpur village.

Population
3,941
Families
899
Literacy
86.28%
Sex Ratio
917

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sikharpur is 86.3%. Thus Sikharpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 91.24% and the female literacy rate is 81% in Sikharpur village.

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

Sikharpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 377 218 159
Literacy 86.28% 91.24% 81%
Scheduled Caste 2,960 1,580 1,380
Scheduled Tribe 3 0 3
Illiterate 866 379 487

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 75.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sikharpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sikharpur village out of total population, 1,318 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,318 workers engaged in Main Work, 104 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 134 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,117 986 131
Cultivators 104 93 11
Agriculture Labourer 134 127 7
Household Industries 269 257 12
Other Workers 610 509 101
Marginal Workers 201 160 41
Non Working 2,623 910 1,713

Nearby Villages to Sikharpur,

Below are the list of villages near Sikharpur village in Rajarhat.

Village Population
Panapukuria 2,522
Bazetaraf 2,051
Bagdobamachhi Bhanga 4,483
Arbelia 964
Mobarekpur 3,628
Bagu 1,435
Chhota Chanpur 1,820
Nawabad 2,277
Jamalpara 2,694
Hudarait 2,369

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