# Sankhanad Village, Labpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Labpur, Birbhum 

# Sankhanad

Sankhanad is a village in Labpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **308 people in 74 households**, the 136th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 308people (2011)
- 74households
- 60.6%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankhanad

Of every 100 households in Sankhanad in 2011, 48 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankhanad · ■ Labpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****90%**

**46%

Television ****12%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Sankhanad?

■ Sankhanad · ■ Labpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**969

Working population ****31.8%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 51.6% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 94 (96%)

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 Labpur

- Purba Durgapur342 people
- Ranipara328 people
- Sahurapur321 people
- Altor309 people
- Kustor301 people
- Kempur300 people
- Nandanpur291 people
- Punasi262 people

[All 179 villages in Labpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/labpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankhanad?308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhanad in?Birbhum district (Labpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhanad?60.6% (Census 2011)