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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shankhapur

Shankhapur is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,243 people in 416 households**, the 16th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 2,243people (2011)
- 416households
- 82.8%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankhapur

Of every 100 households in Shankhapur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shankhapur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**56%

Tap water ****56%**

**21%

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

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****49%**

**58%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Shankhapur?

■ Shankhapur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**960

Working population ****30.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 77.0% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (24%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 225 (32%) · **■** Marginal 178 (26%)

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

- Kanashol2,355 people
- Ichhai Pur2,352 people
- Uchahar2,338 people
- Manjuria2,309 people
- Doge Chhya2,193 people
- Tal Kunai2,131 people
- Kontai2,102 people
- Golar2,023 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankhapur?2,243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankhapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankhapur?82.8% (Census 2011)