# Shankhabhanga Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shankhabhanga

Shankhabhanga is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **227 people in 52 households**, the 189th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 227people (2011)
- 52households
- 80.0%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankhabhanga

Of every 100 households in Shankhabhanga in 2011, 32 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankhabhanga · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****76%**

**70%

Television ****6%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**14%

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 Shankhabhanga?

■ Shankhabhanga · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****455**

**954

Working population ****35.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 75.8% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (21%) · **■** Other work 11 (14%) · **■** Marginal 53 (65%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Barachengsol250 people
- Jharnadanga240 people
- Rijband233 people
- Chakbindu230 people
- Karasai223 people
- Padurbankati221 people
- Panduri221 people
- Jalmsol218 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankhabhanga?227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankhabhanga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankhabhanga?80.0% (Census 2011)