# Sankarpur Village, Bhagawangola - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Bhagawangola - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,346 people in 1,017 households**, the 9th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 4,346people (2011)
- 1,017households
- 62.2%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**12%

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

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****54%**

**27%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sankarpur?

■ Sankarpur · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**968

Working population ****31.5%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 64.4% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 565 (41%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 333 (24%) · **■** Marginal 314 (23%)

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 Bhagawangola - II

- Khagjana6,232 people
- Pukhuria5,904 people
- Bhandara5,747 people
- Benipur5,167 people
- Amdahara Haziganja4,281 people
- Chhatai3,947 people
- Hasanpur3,942 people
- Char Molladanga3,864 people

[All 71 villages in Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?4,346 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?62.2% (Census 2011)