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

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **178 people in 50 households**, the 144th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 178people (2011)
- 50households
- 76.2%literacy
- 1,145females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 69 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**27%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****63%**

**32%

Television ****33%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**29%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Sankarpur?

■ Sankarpur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1145**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3500**

**972

Working population ****51.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 67.9% for women. 67% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 9 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 77 (84%)

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 Bansihari

- Rankhanpara206 people
- Barabari202 people
- Hasamdipur197 people
- Madhupur180 people
- Makrampur174 people
- Saidpur174 people
- Chakpara162 people
- Chak Chandmukh159 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?76.2% (Census 2011)