# Sankarpur Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,389 people in 744 households**, the 23rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 3,389people (2011)
- 744households
- 82.6%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****22%**

**36%

Television ****18%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

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

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**950

Working population ****32.9%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 75.9% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 100 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (19%) · **■** Household industry 54 (5%) · **■** Other work 476 (43%) · **■** Marginal 268 (24%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Helan3,627 people
- Kanakpur3,612 people
- Khanakul3,489 people
- Dhamla3,402 people
- Majpur3,368 people
- Dharmmapur3,325 people
- Chhatrashali3,260 people
- Kishorpur3,217 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?3,389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?82.6% (Census 2011)