# Shankarachak Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shankarachak

Shankarachak is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,322 people in 316 households**, the 32nd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,322people (2011)
- 316households
- 73.6%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankarachak

Of every 100 households in Shankarachak in 2011, 34 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shankarachak · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**83%

Use banking services ****81%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Shankarachak?

■ Shankarachak · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**971

Working population ****40.2%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 65.1% for women. 59% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (36%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 223 (42%) · **■** Marginal 31 (6%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Maheshpur1,417 people
- Walipur1,411 people
- Pathri1,378 people
- Khalkona1,354 people
- Bargai1,291 people
- Porapara1,233 people
- Rajpura1,146 people
- Dewanmara Ayma1,145 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankarachak?1,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarachak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarachak?73.6% (Census 2011)