# Sankarpur Village, Mathurapur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mathurapur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Mathurapur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,587 people in 639 households**, the 9th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 3,587people (2011)
- 639households
- 64.8%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 24 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Mathurapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**18%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Mathurapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110**

**982

Working population ****26.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (10%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 138 (15%) · **■** Marginal 678 (71%)

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 Mathurapur - I

- Ghatbakultala4,435 people
- Uttarshibganj4,155 people
- Srikrishnanagar4,117 people
- Bhagabanpur3,774 people
- Talukranaghat3,238 people
- Sitagachhi3,208 people
- Khodadadpur2,966 people
- Uttar Durgapur2,954 people

[All 95 villages in Mathurapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/mathurapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?3,587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Mathurapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?64.8% (Census 2011)