# Shankheri Village, Jamuria, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamuria, Barddhaman 

# Shankheri

Shankheri is a village in Jamuria sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 163 households**, the 34th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 753people (2011)
- 163households
- 55.0%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankheri

Of every 100 households in Shankheri in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankheri · ■ Jamuria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****10%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**13%

Use banking services ****86%**

**46%

Television ****71%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shankheri?

■ Shankheri · ■ Jamuria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**925

Working population ****31.7%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 45.4% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 193 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 32 (13%)

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 Jamuria

- Dhasna1,061 people
- Kumardiha905 people
- Lalbazar837 people
- Laikapur816 people
- Madhabpur354 people
- Baguli260 people
- Sarakdihi240 people
- Bamanband9 people

[All 43 villages in Jamuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamuria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankheri?753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankheri in?Barddhaman district (Jamuria sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankheri?55.0% (Census 2011)