# Sankarpur Village, Ranaghat - II, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Ranaghat - II, Nadia 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Ranaghat - II sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,716 people in 1,065 households**, the 16th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 4,716people (2011)
- 1,065households
- 69.5%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**15%

Tap water ****19%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****33%**

**42%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Ranaghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**956

Working population ****33.9%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 63.3% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 784 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 549 (34%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 135 (8%) · **■** Marginal 89 (6%)

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 Ranaghat - II

- Humnipota5,081 people
- Nokari5,032 people
- Raynagar4,826 people
- Sabdalpur4,737 people
- Kamalpur4,587 people
- Kalupur4,365 people
- Gangsara4,270 people
- Korabari4,108 people

[All 110 villages in Ranaghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/ranaghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?4,716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Nadia district (Ranaghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?69.5% (Census 2011)