# Shankarpur Village, Gangarampur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **812 people in 179 households**, the 95th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 812people (2011)
- 179households
- 74.0%literacy
- 792females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****95%**

**27%

Television ****31%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**37%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****792**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1324**

**936

Working population ****37.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 61.9% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 132 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 100 (33%) · **■** Marginal 68 (22%)

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 Gangarampur

- Damodarpur873 people
- Chak Shibpur847 people
- Bhaktipur832 people
- Hapania820 people
- Parbbatipur799 people
- Mirzzapur783 people
- Zafarpur782 people
- Hamzapur781 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankarpur?812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?74.0% (Census 2011)