# Shuknakhali Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shuknakhali

Shuknakhali is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **728 people in 146 households**, the 41st largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 728people (2011)
- 146households
- 75.2%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shuknakhali

Of every 100 households in Shuknakhali in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shuknakhali · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****7%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

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 Shuknakhali?

■ Shuknakhali · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**979

Working population ****58.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 63.8% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 415 (98%)

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 Jhargram

- Pathari741 people
- Amrulia734 people
- Darkuli734 people
- Benedi733 people
- Thakur Khan Kunduria725 people
- Tarapur723 people
- Pathra718 people
- Jitusol712 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shuknakhali?728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shuknakhali in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shuknakhali?75.2% (Census 2011)