# Shatkanai, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Shatkanai

Shatkanai is a village in [Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,159 people in 234 households**, the 41st largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 1,159people (2011)
- 234households
- 80.6%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shatkanai

Of every 100 households in Shatkanai in 2011, 56 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shatkanai · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**37%

Television ****15%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Shatkanai?

■ Shatkanai · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**926

Working population ****59.7%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 70.5% for women. 69% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 203 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 398 (58%)

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 Egra - I

- Kamardiha1,209 people
- Ailan1,207 people
- Sindwria1,197 people
- Asda Dakshin1,194 people
- Akandi1,142 people
- Sannihari1,125 people
- Shikra Chakadei1,078 people
- Satkhanda1,074 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shatkanai?1,159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shatkanai in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shatkanai?80.6% (Census 2011)