Shankhanagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shankhanagar is a Census Town city situated in Chinsurah - Magra block of Hugli district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,720 families residing in the Shankhanagar city. The total population of Shankhanagar is 8,601 out of which 4,483 are males and 4,118 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankhanagar is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankhanagar city is 1081 which is 13% of the total population. There are 536 male children and 545 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankhanagar is 1,017 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (919).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankhanagar is 77.1%. Thus Shankhanagar has lower literacy rate compared to 81.8% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 81.48% and the female literacy rate is 72.21% in Shankhanagar.

Shankhanagar Census Town has total administration over 1,720 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.

Shankhanagar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,081 536 545
Literacy 77.1% 71.7% 62.7%
Scheduled Caste 632 327 305
Scheduled Tribe 105 60 45
Illiterate 2,805 1,267 1,538

Caste-wise Population - Shankhanagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Shankhanagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 632 327 305
Schedule Tribe 105 60 45

Religion-wise Population - Shankhanagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shankhanagar is 3,645 which is 42.38% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shankhanagar is 4,944 which is 57.48% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shankhanagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,645 (42.38%) 1,898 1,747
Muslim 4,944 (57.48%) 2,580 2,364
Christian 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.1%) 5 4

Literacy Rate - Shankhanagar

The total literacy rate of Shankhanagar was 77.07% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,796 literates, males were 3,216 while females were 2,580. Also the male literacy rate was 81.48% and the female literacy rate was 72.21% in Shankhanagar.

  Shankhanagar West Bengal
Female 72.21% 70.54%
Male 81.48% 81.69%
Total 77.07% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Shankhanagar

The Sex Ratio of Shankhanagar is 919. Thus per every 1000 men there were 919 females in Shankhanagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,017 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Shankhanagar.

Child Population - Shankhanagar

According to Census 2011, there were 1,081 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shankhanagar. Out of which 536 were male while 545 were female.

Working Population - Shankhanagar

In Shankhanagar Census Town out of total population, 2,997 were engaged in work activities. 85.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,997 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,565 2,202 363
Cultivators 4 3 1
Agriculture Labourer 26 24 2
Household Industries 120 74 46
Other Workers 2,415 2,101 314
Marginal Workers 432 196 236
Non Working 5,604 2,085 3,519

Shankhanagar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,601 67.4% 919

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