# Sankati Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sankati

Sankati is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **818 people in 191 households**, the 64th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 818people (2011)
- 191households
- 58.6%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankati

Of every 100 households in Sankati in 2011, 69 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankati · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****26%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sankati?

■ Sankati · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**970

Working population ****40.2%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 52.9% for women. 59% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 159 (48%) · **■** Marginal 128 (39%)

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 - II

- Kantagerya866 people
- Haripurkismat859 people
- Munibgar859 people
- Patpacha821 people
- Mendipur802 people
- Gholagere796 people
- Amsarpur793 people
- Barachu781 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankati?818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankati?58.6% (Census 2011)