# Shuknakhali Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shuknakhali

Shuknakhali is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 38 households**, the 215th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 146people (2011)
- 38households
- 50.0%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shuknakhali

Of every 100 households in Shuknakhali in 2011, 36 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shuknakhali · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****6%**

**51%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Shuknakhali?

■ Shuknakhali · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**973

Working population ****61.0%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 36.4% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (13%) · **■** Marginal 38 (43%)

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 Sankrail

- Kasturia157 people
- Kendugari155 people
- Saltaria149 people
- Sidakara149 people
- Asanbani145 people
- Bankati145 people
- Dangarsari144 people
- Randebpur144 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shuknakhali?146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shuknakhali in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shuknakhali?50.0% (Census 2011)