# Sanchra Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Sanchra

Sanchra is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,846 people in 915 households**, the 15th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 3,846people (2011)
- 915households
- 73.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sanchra

Of every 100 households in Sanchra in 2011, 33 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sanchra · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**52%

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

**46%

Tap water ****16%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**33%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**84%

Use banking services ****71%**

**65%

Television ****22%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sanchra?

■ Sanchra · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**982

Working population ****48.0%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 64.9% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 210 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,062 (57%)

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 Jamalpur

- Abujhati4,611 people
- Masagram4,310 people
- Pranballabhpur4,270 people
- Sahhosenpur4,209 people
- Shalmula3,836 people
- Itla3,360 people
- Antpara3,307 people
- Kanshra3,220 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sanchra?3,846 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanchra in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sanchra?73.3% (Census 2011)