# Sankati Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Sankati

Sankati is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,518 people in 593 households**, the 19th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,518people (2011)
- 593households
- 67.3%literacy
- 1,201females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankati

Of every 100 households in Sankati in 2011, 31 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankati · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**47%

Tap water ****18%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****31%**

**58%

Television ****14%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Sankati?

■ Sankati · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1201**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**979

Working population ****38.4%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 59.8% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (14%) · **■** Household industry 41 (4%) · **■** Other work 171 (18%) · **■** Marginal 456 (47%)

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 Kalna - I

- Hatbele2,824 people
- Gopalpur2,792 people
- Guptipur2,610 people
- Belkuli2,562 people
- Alagari2,328 people
- Pathardanga2,227 people
- Atgharia2,188 people
- Malatipur2,153 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankati?2,518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankati in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankati?67.3% (Census 2011)