# Sankhulia Village, Murarai - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - II, Birbhum 

# Sankhulia

Sankhulia is a village in Murarai - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,540 people in 528 households**, the 31st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 2,540people (2011)
- 528households
- 58.3%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankhulia

Of every 100 households in Sankhulia in 2011, 9 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankhulia · ■ Murarai - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**85%

Tap water ****8%**

**9%

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

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**25%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**58%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Sankhulia?

■ Sankhulia · ■ Murarai - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**964

Working population ****43.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 52.7% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 612 (56%) · **■** Household industry 104 (9%) · **■** Other work 223 (20%) · **■** Marginal 80 (7%)

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 Murarai - II

- Gopnandigram3,069 people
- Kushmor3,062 people
- Bhagail2,933 people
- Sibrampur2,667 people
- Karamji2,503 people
- Habispur2,455 people
- Kulara2,449 people
- Baliadanga2,350 people

[All 71 villages in Murarai - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankhulia?2,540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhulia in?Birbhum district (Murarai - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhulia?58.3% (Census 2011)