# Shankati Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shankati

Shankati is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,353 people in 292 households**, the 39th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,353people (2011)
- 292households
- 78.6%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankati

Of every 100 households in Shankati in 2011, 94 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shankati · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****53%**

**32%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**25%

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 Shankati?

■ Shankati · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163**

**968

Working population ****36.2%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 71.1% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 156 (32%) · **■** Marginal 117 (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 Midnapore

- Gurgurapal1,589 people
- Talkui1,585 people
- Mahatapnagar1,504 people
- Ramchandrapur1,470 people
- Balaban Dighi1,342 people
- Paljagul1,326 people
- Bagdubi1,243 people
- Lohatikri1,215 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankati?1,353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shankati?78.6% (Census 2011)