# Mankar Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Mankar

Mankar is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,370 people in 2,514 households**, the 1st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 10,370people (2011)
- 2,514households
- 75.2%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mankar

Of every 100 households in Mankar in 2011, 56 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mankar · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**61%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**81%

Use banking services ****66%**

**50%

Television ****43%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**27%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Mankar?

■ Mankar · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**957

Working population ****38.8%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 69.8% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 833 (21%) · **■** Household industry 80 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,890 (47%) · **■** Marginal 1,008 (25%)

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 Galsi - I

- Sirarai6,915 people
- Golgram5,886 people
- Pursha5,740 people
- Paraj5,560 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mankar?10,370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mankar in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mankar?75.2% (Census 2011)