# Sankhua, Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sankhua

Sankhua is a village in [Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **549 people in 122 households**, the 85th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 549people (2011)
- 122households
- 78.4%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankhua

Of every 100 households in Sankhua in 2011, 27 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sankhua · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****79%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**37%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sankhua?

■ Sankhua · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**937

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 66.7% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (30%) · **■** Marginal 137 (69%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Seora Hati736 people
- Parasurampur664 people
- Andharia614 people
- Akrapunji589 people
- Khamarkur514 people
- Basudebpur493 people
- Katapukharia447 people
- Kalikamerya123 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Sankhua

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- Sankhua · Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal · 720 people
- Sankhua · Village, Singla, Baleshwar · 662 people
- Sankhua · Village, Gobindpur, Cuttack · 387 people
- Sankhua · Village, Soro, Baleshwar · 203 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankhua?549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankhua in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankhua?78.4% (Census 2011)