# Shakmandal Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shakmandal

Shakmandal is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,988 people in 554 households**, the 15th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,988people (2011)
- 554households
- 73.7%literacy
- 1,077females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shakmandal

Of every 100 households in Shakmandal in 2011, 8 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakmandal · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Shakmandal?

■ Shakmandal · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**970

Working population ****41.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 63.5% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (28%) · **■** Household industry 148 (18%) · **■** Other work 105 (13%) · **■** Marginal 202 (24%)

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

- Pelagerya2,278 people
- Barbansi2,130 people
- Arashini2,029 people
- Lachhmapur2,019 people
- Kaliara1,970 people
- Baradiha1,818 people
- Balihati1,757 people
- Khagra1,710 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 Shakmandal?1,988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakmandal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shakmandal?73.7% (Census 2011)