# Shanka Diha Village, Bhagawanpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Shanka Diha

Shanka Diha is a village in Bhagawanpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 158 households**, the 90th largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 91.0%.

- 677people (2011)
- 158households
- 95.7%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shanka Diha

Of every 100 households in Shanka Diha in 2011, 56 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shanka Diha · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**34%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Shanka Diha?

■ Shanka Diha · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.7%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****595**

**949

Working population ****45.6%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.5% for men and 93.8% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (15%) · **■** Marginal 258 (83%)

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 Bhagawanpur - II

- Khatial726 people
- Kamal Nayan Bar718 people
- Kashba716 people
- Idalbar711 people
- Uttar Bamunia669 people
- Khantmari653 people
- Uttar Digha653 people
- Garania642 people

[All 168 villages in Bhagawanpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shanka Diha?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shanka Diha in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shanka Diha?95.7% (Census 2011)