# Sankarpur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Sankarpur

Sankarpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **955 people in 211 households**, the 147th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 955people (2011)
- 211households
- 56.2%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sankarpur

Of every 100 households in Sankarpur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankarpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**67%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****9%**

**24%

Television ****24%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**62.8%

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

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**939

Working population ****41.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 49.0% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 116 (30%) · **■** Marginal 177 (45%)

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

- Mirual1,032 people
- Bhupalpur1,026 people
- Goaldaha1,019 people
- Chhatian1,009 people
- Parar Pukhar948 people
- Maria944 people
- Gaitar931 people
- Dharmmadanga921 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sankarpur?955 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sankarpur?56.2% (Census 2011)