# Shukhnator, Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shukhnator

Shukhnator is a village in [Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,983 people in 782 households**, the 4th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 3,983people (2011)
- 782households
- 64.3%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shukhnator

Of every 100 households in Shukhnator in 2011, 43 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shukhnator · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**49%

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

**25%

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

**74%

Tap water ****5%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****21%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shukhnator?

■ Shukhnator · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**998

Working population ****47.5%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 61.2% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 144 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 570 (30%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 280 (15%) · **■** Marginal 860 (45%)

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 - III

- Chhota Tara4,872 people
- Methiadahar4,831 people
- Bila4,085 people
- Kanchdahari3,748 people
- Balarampur3,467 people
- Naya Basat3,286 people
- Raskunda3,238 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shukhnator?3,983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shukhnator in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shukhnator?64.3% (Census 2011)