# Shankarpur Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **561 people in 123 households**, the 119th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 561people (2011)
- 123households
- 67.4%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**14%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**77%

Use banking services ****99%**

**51%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**980

Working population ****31.6%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 58.0% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (14%) · **■** Marginal 43 (24%)

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 Dubrajpur

- Gargara574 people
- Bahadurganja566 people
- Dakshin Madanpur563 people
- Aulia562 people
- Shukdebpur557 people
- Haridaspur553 people
- Buzrurchandra546 people
- Ramchandrapur537 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankarpur?561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?67.4% (Census 2011)