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

Sankarpur is a village situated in Hariharpara block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,181 families residing in the village Sankarpur. The total population of Sankarpur is 4,721 out of which 2,412 are males and 2,309 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankarpur is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankarpur village is 539 which is 11% of the total population. There are 285 male children and 254 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankarpur is 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Sankarpur village.

Population
4,721
Families
1,181
Literacy
67.62%
Sex Ratio
957

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankarpur is 67.6%. Thus Sankarpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 67.7% and the female literacy rate is 67.54% 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 539 285 254
Literacy 67.62% 67.7% 67.54%
Scheduled Caste 152 74 78
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 1,893 972 921

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.2% 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, 1,634 were engaged in work activities. 66.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,634 workers engaged in Main Work, 467 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 443 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,088 1,011 77
Cultivators 467 444 23
Agriculture Labourer 443 422 21
Household Industries 18 16 2
Other Workers 160 129 31
Marginal Workers 546 359 187
Non Working 3,087 1,042 2,045

Nearby Villages to Sankarpur,

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

Village Population
Kumipur Patharghata 1,004
Ramkrishnapur 1,652
Fatepur Gobindapur 1,905
Jamira 1,472
Tekona 2,000
Hosenpur 2,653
Janarddanpur 699
Dasturpara 6,325
Khamarbati 1,418
Hariharpara 14,827

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