# Shankarpur Village, Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Mohammad Bazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 70 households**, the 109th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 314people (2011)
- 70households
- 77.9%literacy
- 774females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**15%

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

**3%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****18%**

**34%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****774**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**983

Working population ****51.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 72.5% for women. 49% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 153 (94%)

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 Mohammad Bazar

- Danjana361 people
- Latapakur355 people
- Bejora317 people
- Chak Baharakuri314 people
- Giripur307 people
- Porabali306 people
- Nijuri281 people
- Pachmi280 people

[All 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mohammad-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankarpur?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Birbhum district (Mohammad Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?77.9% (Census 2011)