# Sankarpur Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,124 people in 2,254 households**, the 3rd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 10,124people (2011)
- 2,254households
- 51.0%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****9%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****60%**

**53%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**960

Working population ****24.7%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.7% for men and 45.4% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 292 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,063 (43%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,023 (41%)

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 Khargram

- Nagar11,882 people
- Khargram11,209 people
- Indrani7,018 people
- Eroali6,917 people
- Sahapur5,409 people
- Jhilli5,162 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?10,124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?51.0% (Census 2011)