# Sankharipota Village, Thakurpukur Mahestola – Population

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Village · Thakurpukur Mahestola, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sankharipota

Sankharipota is a village in Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,128 people in 274 households**, the 28th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 1,128people (2011)
- 274households
- 87.6%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankharipota

Of every 100 households in Sankharipota in 2011, 95 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sankharipota · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**19%

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

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**52%

Use banking services ****47%**

**57%

Television ****69%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Sankharipota?

■ Sankharipota · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**946

Working population ****48.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 81.3% for women. 64% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 213 (39%) · **■** Marginal 115 (21%)

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 Thakurpukur Mahestola

- Sonamukhi Krishnanagar1,329 people
- Sajnaberia1,293 people
- Gopalnagar1,256 people
- Ramkantapur1,228 people
- Magurkhali1,056 people
- Krishnarampur820 people
- Dari Bagpota697 people
- Paschim Putiary573 people

[All 33 villages in Thakurpukur Mahestola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/thakurpukur-mahestola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankharipota?1,128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankharipota in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankharipota?87.6% (Census 2011)