# Sankarhati Village, Bankura - II, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Bankura - II, Bankura 

# Sankarhati

Sankarhati is a village in Bankura - II sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **481 people in 103 households**, the 92nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 481people (2011)
- 103households
- 72.2%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarhati

Of every 100 households in Sankarhati in 2011, 48 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankarhati · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**56%

Use banking services ****18%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**18%

Own their home ****90%**

**97%

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 Sankarhati?

■ Sankarhati · ■ Bankura - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**924

Working population ****28.3%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 63.9% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 15 (11%) · **■** Other work 104 (76%) · **■** Marginal 14 (10%)

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 Bankura - II

- Banmadhabpur578 people
- Chhirabasta570 people
- Keshia557 people
- Barakalajharia503 people
- Banhambirpur480 people
- Upar Dihi479 people
- Mauladanga472 people
- Baramasia455 people

[All 154 villages in Bankura - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/bankura-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarhati?481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarhati in?Bankura district (Bankura - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarhati?72.2% (Census 2011)