Sankarpur Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sankarpur is a village situated in Farakka block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 793 families residing in the village Sankarpur. The total population of Sankarpur is 4,411 out of which 2,240 are males and 2,171 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankarpur is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankarpur village is 1044 which is 24% of the total population. There are 567 male children and 477 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankarpur is 841 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Sankarpur village.

Population
4,411
Families
793
Literacy
49.33%
Sex Ratio
969

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankarpur is 49.3%. Thus Sankarpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 52.6% and the female literacy rate is 46.1% in Sankarpur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sankarpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sankarpur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sankarpur village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,044 567 477
Literacy 49.33% 52.6% 46.1%
Scheduled Caste 359 196 163
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,750 1,360 1,390

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sankarpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sankarpur village out of total population, 2,001 were engaged in work activities. 84.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,001 workers engaged in Main Work, 207 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 327 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,691 841 850
Cultivators 207 200 7
Agriculture Labourer 327 316 11
Household Industries 825 17 808
Other Workers 332 308 24
Marginal Workers 310 155 155
Non Working 2,410 1,244 1,166

Nearby Villages to Sankarpur,

Below are the list of villages near Sankarpur village in Farakka.

Village Population
Pachula Gram 3,088
Jigri Kulgachhi 6,004
Bhabanipur 11,465
Kuli 28,092
Deonapur 454
Hosenpur 1,504
Par Debidaspur 319
Asua 173
Par Suzapur Mandai 1,291
Baikunthapur 3,730

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