Shankara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shankara is a Census Town city situated in Para block of Puruliya district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,007 families residing in the Shankara city. The total population of Shankara is 11,171 out of which 5,735 are males and 5,436 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankara is 948.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankara city is 2523 which is 23% of the total population. There are 1324 male children and 1199 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankara is 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (948).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankara is 40.8%. Thus Shankara has lower literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 54.84% and the female literacy rate is 26.27% in Shankara.

Shankara Census Town has total administration over 2,007 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Shankara Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shankara Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,523 1,324 1,199
Literacy 40.8% 42.2% 20.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,091 537 554
Scheduled Tribe 76 36 40
Illiterate 7,639 3,316 4,323

Caste-wise Population - Shankara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Shankara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,091 537 554
Schedule Tribe 76 36 40

Religion-wise Population - Shankara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shankara is 2,704 which is 24.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shankara is 8,464 which is 75.77% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shankara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,704 (24.21%) 1,368 1,336
Muslim 8,464 (75.77%) 4,365 4,099
Christian 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Shankara

The total literacy rate of Shankara was 40.84% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 3,532 literates, males were 2,419 while females were 1,113. Also the male literacy rate was 54.84% and the female literacy rate was 26.27% in Shankara.

  Shankara West Bengal
Female 26.27% 70.54%
Male 54.84% 81.69%
Total 40.84% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Shankara

The Sex Ratio of Shankara is 948. Thus per every 1000 men there were 948 females in Shankara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 948 ) of Shankara.

Child Population - Shankara

According to Census 2011, there were 2,523 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shankara. Out of which 1,324 were male while 1,199 were female.

Working Population - Shankara

In Shankara Census Town out of total population, 2,777 were engaged in work activities. 65% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,777 workers engaged in Main Work, 63 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,805 1,652 153
Cultivators 63 61 2
Agriculture Labourer 22 22 0
Household Industries 166 146 20
Other Workers 1,554 1,423 131
Marginal Workers 972 772 200
Non Working 8,394 3,311 5,083

Shankara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Shankara is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,171 31.6% 948

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