# Sankarpur Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **928 people in 238 households**, the 86th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 928people (2011)
- 238households
- 63.8%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****2%**

**41%

Television ****1%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****79%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sankarpur?

■ Sankarpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717**

**965

Working population ****48.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 57.4% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (8%) · **■** Marginal 292 (64%)

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 Balurghat

- Paschim Raynagar950 people
- Halida Danga946 people
- Kasiadanga942 people
- Mayamari930 people
- Bara Kashipur926 people
- Kurmail926 people
- Parbatipur924 people
- Taher Chak921 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?63.8% (Census 2011)