# Sanka Village, Chanditala - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - II, Hugli 

# Sanka

Sanka is a village in Chanditala - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,265 people in 314 households**, the 17th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 1,265people (2011)
- 314households
- 82.6%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sanka

Of every 100 households in Sanka in 2011, 93 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sanka · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**17%

Tap water ****30%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**51%

Use banking services ****64%**

**58%

Television ****56%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Sanka?

■ Sanka · ■ Chanditala - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****691**

**941

Working population ****38.5%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 78.3% for women. 65% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 42 (9%) · **■** Other work 122 (25%) · **■** Marginal 108 (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 Chanditala - II

- Jagannathbati1,846 people
- Khoragari1,827 people
- Eklakhi1,783 people
- Danpatipur1,768 people
- Benipur1,161 people
- Gokulpur560 people
- Makhalpara113 people

[All 20 villages in Chanditala - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sanka?1,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanka in?Hugli district (Chanditala - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sanka?82.6% (Census 2011)