# Sankizahan Village, Kultali – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kultali, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sankizahan

Sankizahan is a village in Kultali sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,811 people in 1,773 households**, the 5th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 8,811people (2011)
- 1,773households
- 68.3%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankizahan

Of every 100 households in Sankizahan in 2011, 25 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sankizahan · ■ Kultali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**41%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Sankizahan?

■ Sankizahan · ■ Kultali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**977

Working population ****36.5%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 59.2% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 459 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 527 (16%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,386 (43%) · **■** Marginal 811 (25%)

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 Kultali

- Meraganj22,225 people
- Jalabaria20,138 people
- Debipur Gurguria10,812 people
- Dongajora10,275 people
- Gopalganj7,853 people
- Baikuntapur7,802 people
- Deulbari Debipur7,315 people
- Bhubaneshwari6,936 people

[All 46 villages in Kultali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/kultali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankizahan?8,811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankizahan in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Kultali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankizahan?68.3% (Census 2011)