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

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Sanko

Sanko is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,580 people in 2,340 households**, the 2nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 9,580people (2011)
- 2,340households
- 71.5%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sanko

Of every 100 households in Sanko in 2011, 61 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sanko · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**66%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**81%

Use banking services ****74%**

**66%

Television ****28%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**31%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sanko?

■ Sanko · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**953

Working population ****42.7%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 64.1% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 248 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,174 (29%) · **■** Household industry 165 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,165 (28%) · **■** Marginal 1,339 (33%)

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

- Galsi10,700 people
- Satinandi6,564 people
- Khano5,400 people
- Bahirghanya5,116 people
- Gohagram4,058 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sanko?9,580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanko in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sanko?71.5% (Census 2011)