# Shankra Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Shankra

Shankra is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 159 households**, the 74th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 666people (2011)
- 159households
- 74.1%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankra

Of every 100 households in Shankra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shankra · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**25%

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

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****96%**

**48%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shankra?

■ Shankra · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**954

Working population ****37.7%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 66.2% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (67%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 19 (8%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Bamangaria817 people
- Dastipara737 people
- Banki732 people
- Lakshmanpur701 people
- Karail636 people
- Atkadanga620 people
- Satgachhia602 people
- Dakshin Chandipur582 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankra?666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankra in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankra?74.1% (Census 2011)