# Sankrui Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sankrui

Sankrui is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,108 people in 232 households**, the 76th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,108people (2011)
- 232households
- 56.5%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankrui

Of every 100 households in Sankrui in 2011, 40 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankrui · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**58%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Sankrui?

■ Sankrui · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**960

Working population ****45.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 47.0% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 149 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (47%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 89 (18%)

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 Keshpur

- Gar Senapatya1,138 people
- Lepsa1,136 people
- Upar Kuai1,129 people
- Suratpur1,120 people
- Elni1,098 people
- Gopinathpur1,071 people
- Shyam Chandpur1,069 people
- Dharmma Pur1,066 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankrui?1,108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankrui in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankrui?56.5% (Census 2011)