# Sankharipur Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sankharipur

Sankharipur is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,442 people in 819 households**, the 26th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 3,442people (2011)
- 819households
- 91.8%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankharipur

Of every 100 households in Sankharipur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sankharipur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**35%

Tap water ****83%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**85%

Use banking services ****46%**

**39%

Television ****73%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**29%

Own their home ****84%**

**94%

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 Sankharipur?

■ Sankharipur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**954

Working population ****35.3%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 88.0% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 129 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (6%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 929 (76%) · **■** Marginal 55 (5%)

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 Baruipur

- Dadpur3,688 people
- Dhopa Gachhi3,663 people
- Dehimedan Malla3,488 people
- Atniramish3,453 people
- Chhani3,327 people
- Joykrishna Nagar3,119 people
- Ramdhari3,069 people
- Hardaha3,039 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankharipur?3,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankharipur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankharipur?91.8% (Census 2011)