# Sankhai Village, Ketugram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ketugram - II, Barddhaman 

# Sankhai

Sankhai is a village in Ketugram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,985 people in 458 households**, the 24th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 1,985people (2011)
- 458households
- 72.9%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankhai

Of every 100 households in Sankhai in 2011, 30 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankhai · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**62%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****79%**

**57%

Television ****11%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sankhai?

■ Sankhai · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**954

Working population ****35.1%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 66.9% for women. 63% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 193 (28%) · **■** Marginal 312 (45%)

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 Ketugram - II

- Purulia2,259 people
- Gurpara2,144 people
- Ambalgram2,119 people
- Dakshindihi2,046 people
- Maliha1,868 people
- Khenaibanda1,850 people
- Shiruli1,813 people
- Naliapur1,713 people

[All 56 villages in Ketugram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ketugram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankhai?1,985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhai in?Barddhaman district (Ketugram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhai?72.9% (Census 2011)