# Sankra Village, Indpur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Indpur, Bankura 

# Sankra

Sankra is a village in Indpur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **737 people in 172 households**, the 88th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 737people (2011)
- 172households
- 72.0%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankra

Of every 100 households in Sankra in 2011, 41 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankra · ■ Indpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**82%

Use banking services ****100%**

**48%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sankra?

■ Sankra · ■ Indpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1442**

**932

Working population ****52.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 58.4% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (11%) · **■** Marginal 257 (67%)

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 Indpur

- Beliagara759 people
- Maitydubrajpur759 people
- Dubrajpur757 people
- Bhutama752 people
- Salanpur712 people
- Gopaldi704 people
- Bamni695 people
- Nayada688 people

[All 222 villages in Indpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankra?737 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankra in?Bankura district (Indpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankra?72.0% (Census 2011)