# Sankarpur Village, Hariharpara, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Hariharpara, Murshidabad 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Hariharpara sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,721 people in 1,181 households**, the 21st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 4,721people (2011)
- 1,181households
- 67.6%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sankarpur?

■ Sankarpur · ■ Hariharpara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**992

Working population ****34.6%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 67.5% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 467 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 443 (27%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (10%) · **■** Marginal 546 (33%)

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 Hariharpara

- Raypur6,203 people
- Gaznipur5,936 people
- Lochanmati Dangapara5,226 people
- Masurdanga4,760 people
- Tehatta4,713 people
- Bochadanga4,260 people
- Dharampur Ramna3,971 people
- Pradipdanga3,388 people

[All 63 villages in Hariharpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/hariharpara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?4,721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Murshidabad district (Hariharpara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?67.6% (Census 2011)