# Sankarpur Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **462 people in 118 households**, the 97th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 462people (2011)
- 118households
- 80.7%literacy
- 1,044females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**83%

Use banking services ****8%**

**67%

Television ****25%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sankarpur?

■ Sankarpur · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**950

Working population ****36.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 71.2% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Raina - I

- Birampur532 people
- Chhota Kayrapur523 people
- Khalina512 people
- Rasulpur482 people
- Jamui431 people
- Mirzzapur428 people
- Jot Silam411 people
- Salgachha403 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?80.7% (Census 2011)