# Shankarpur Village, Faridpur Durgapur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,915 people in 653 households**, the 6th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,915people (2011)
- 653households
- 91.4%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**58%

Tap water ****44%**

**32%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**50%

Use banking services ****85%**

**48%

Television ****80%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**16%

Own their home ****93%**

**90%

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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**917

Working population ****32.9%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 87.4% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 833 (87%) · **■** Marginal 95 (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 Faridpur Durgapur

- Jemua5,976 people
- Madhaipur5,140 people
- Tetikhala3,168 people
- Laskarbandh3,048 people
- Arati2,789 people
- Dhabani2,763 people
- Bansol2,755 people
- Nutandanga2,615 people

[All 51 villages in Faridpur Durgapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/faridpur-durgapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankarpur?2,915 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?91.4% (Census 2011)