# Sankarpur Village, Suti - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Suti - II, Murshidabad 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Suti - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,530 people in 851 households**, the 8th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%.

- 4,530people (2011)
- 851households
- 52.0%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Suti - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**25%

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

**17%

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

**83%

Tap water ****18%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**38%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**87%

Use banking services ****59%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 · ■ Suti - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**48.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**977

Working population ****41.1%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 48.0% for women. 43% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (11%) · **■** Household industry 646 (35%) · **■** Other work 244 (13%) · **■** Marginal 665 (36%)

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 Suti - II

- Bazegazipur6,502 people
- Baliaghati5,610 people
- Bauripuni5,036 people
- Gazipur4,600 people
- Amuha4,331 people
- Lakshmipur3,961 people
- Kisorpur3,406 people
- Bamuha3,188 people

[All 35 villages in Suti - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/suti-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?4,530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Murshidabad district (Suti - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?52.0% (Census 2011)