# Sankura Village, Manbazar - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Manbazar - II, Puruliya 

# Sankura

Sankura is a village in Manbazar - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 168 households**, the 52nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 770people (2011)
- 168households
- 66.7%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankura

Of every 100 households in Sankura in 2011, 24 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sankura · ■ Manbazar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**28%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**20%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sankura?

■ Sankura · ■ Manbazar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1424**

**949

Working population ****63.0%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 51.3% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 316 (65%)

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 Manbazar - II

- Khayerbani841 people
- Jamunaband794 people
- Jamira787 people
- Baramara770 people
- Nunya Chatra761 people
- Krishtapur745 people
- Baridi730 people
- Patapahari711 people

[All 136 villages in Manbazar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/manbazar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankura?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankura in?Puruliya district (Manbazar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankura?66.7% (Census 2011)