# Shanktikri, Panskura, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Shanktikri

Shanktikri is a village in [Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/) 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 **722 people in 155 households**, the 146th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 722people (2011)
- 155households
- 82.0%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shanktikri

Of every 100 households in Shanktikri in 2011, 80 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shanktikri · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**36%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Shanktikri?

■ Shanktikri · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**949

Working population ****32.4%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 74.1% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 126 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 22 (9%) · **■** Other work 32 (14%) · **■** Marginal 52 (22%)

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 Panskura

- Basantabar748 people
- Chhenyagar746 people
- Paramananda Chak741 people
- Uryagar737 people
- Kenasi Brindaban Chak707 people
- Harinarayanpur688 people
- Atang687 people
- Chandipur687 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shanktikri?722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shanktikri in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shanktikri?82.0% (Census 2011)