# Shankar Gachhi Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Shankar Gachhi

Shankar Gachhi is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,883 people in 373 households**, the 44th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 1,883people (2011)
- 373households
- 81.2%literacy
- 837females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankar Gachhi

Of every 100 households in Shankar Gachhi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shankar Gachhi · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**16%

Tap water ****23%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**51%

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

**4%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****22%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shankar Gachhi?

■ Shankar Gachhi · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**952

Working population ****30.1%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 76.9% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 152 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (37%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 170 (30%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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 Barasat - II

- Rohanda2,127 people
- Dariala2,061 people
- Dhokra2,015 people
- Pathra1,966 people
- Naopara1,880 people
- Bagband-Saiberia1,866 people
- Chakaminpur1,838 people
- Bharparabara Mallik1,820 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankar Gachhi?1,883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankar Gachhi in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankar Gachhi?81.2% (Census 2011)