# Sanakpur Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Sanakpur

Sanakpur is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,050 people in 1,231 households**, the 3rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 5,050people (2011)
- 1,231households
- 73.3%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sanakpur

Of every 100 households in Sanakpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sanakpur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**81%

Tap water ****14%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**55%

Television ****17%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**32%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Sanakpur?

■ Sanakpur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**975

Working population ****37.1%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 65.9% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 250 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 458 (24%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (9%) · **■** Marginal 986 (53%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Mallarpur6,471 people
- Baraturigram5,968 people
- Sekhpur4,638 people
- Hazipur4,345 people
- Rangtara4,120 people
- Birchandrapur3,808 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sanakpur?5,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanakpur in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sanakpur?73.3% (Census 2011)