# Sankari Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Sankari

Sankari is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,725 people in 417 households**, the 33rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,725people (2011)
- 417households
- 73.0%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankari

Of every 100 households in Sankari in 2011, 78 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankari · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**81%

Use banking services ****26%**

**66%

Television ****32%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Sankari?

■ Sankari · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**953

Working population ****34.7%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 67.9% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (21%) · **■** Marginal 237 (40%)

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 - II

- Garamba2,041 people
- Chakmuria1,899 people
- Pilgram1,746 people
- Ketna1,745 people
- Mithapur1,695 people
- Mohanpur1,675 people
- Gomai1,629 people
- Syamsundarpur1,500 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankari?1,725 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankari in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankari?73.0% (Census 2011)