# Paschim Shankarpur Village, Raiganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Paschim Shankarpur

Paschim Shankarpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **480 people in 108 households**, the 198th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 480people (2011)
- 108households
- 82.3%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Shankarpur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paschim Shankarpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Paschim Shankarpur?

■ Paschim Shankarpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**939

Working population ****29.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 81.6% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 46 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (66%)

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 Raiganj

- Ganeshpur516 people
- Durgapur504 people
- Nuripur504 people
- Shitalpur496 people
- Sarua470 people
- Fazilpur465 people
- Sangram464 people
- Ghughudanga459 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Shankarpur?480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Shankarpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Shankarpur?82.3% (Census 2011)