# Sankhali Village, Panchla, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Panchla, Haora 

# Sankhali

Sankhali is a village in Panchla sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,290 people in 839 households**, the 3rd largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 4,290people (2011)
- 839households
- 78.1%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankhali

Of every 100 households in Sankhali in 2011, 78 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankhali · ■ Panchla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**35%

Tap water ****5%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**73%

Use banking services ****33%**

**39%

Television ****52%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sankhali?

■ Sankhali · ■ Panchla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**947

Working population ****38.7%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 75.8% for women. 61% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 52 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (2%) · **■** Household industry 971 (58%) · **■** Other work 315 (19%) · **■** Marginal 288 (17%)

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 Panchla

- Jala Bishwanathpur8,569 people
- Ranihati4,662 people
- Kulai3,727 people
- Belkulai3,580 people
- Samanti3,580 people
- Jayrampur3,261 people

[All 13 villages in Panchla](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/panchla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankhali?4,290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhali in?Haora district (Panchla sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhali?78.1% (Census 2011)