# Sankarpur Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,071 people in 457 households**, the 46th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 2,071people (2011)
- 457households
- 71.6%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 63 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****28%**

**33%

Television ****27%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sankarpur?

■ Sankarpur · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**983

Working population ****32.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 60.5% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (13%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 212 (32%) · **■** Marginal 323 (48%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Gopalnagar2,208 people
- Malangi Sarishapara2,182 people
- Madhya Krishnapur2,101 people
- Banspalla2,071 people
- Bainch Beria2,029 people
- Haripur1,963 people
- Baneswarpur1,960 people
- Srichanda1,773 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?2,071 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?71.6% (Census 2011)