# Sankachua Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sankachua

Sankachua is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 52 households**, the 361st largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 99.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 222people (2011)
- 52households
- 99.1%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankachua

Of every 100 households in Sankachua in 2011, 45 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankachua · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**34%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**50%

Television ****39%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sankachua?

■ Sankachua · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****99.1%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**988

Working population ****42.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 98.1% for women. 61% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (61%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Debra

- Narana Bar226 people
- Rasulpur226 people
- Bihari Chak225 people
- Padyampur224 people
- Naya Baran218 people
- Brindaban Chak217 people
- Chak Bishnupur216 people
- Panifalia216 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankachua?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankachua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankachua?99.1% (Census 2011)