# Shankari Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Shankari

Shankari is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,776 people in 1,147 households**, the 7th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 4,776people (2011)
- 1,147households
- 75.5%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankari

Of every 100 households in Shankari in 2011, 26 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shankari · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**42%

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

**56%

Tap water ****36%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**81%

Use banking services ****58%**

**70%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**19%

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 Shankari?

■ Shankari · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1137**

**960

Working population ****46.9%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 66.5% for women. 64% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 179 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 730 (33%) · **■** Household industry 59 (3%) · **■** Other work 477 (21%) · **■** Marginal 796 (36%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Berugram6,852 people
- Onari6,008 people
- Ukhrid5,855 people
- Jubila5,761 people
- Induti4,610 people
- Bonwai4,054 people
- Guir4,044 people
- Badulia3,905 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankari?4,776 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankari in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankari?75.5% (Census 2011)