Shankarpur Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shankarpur is a village situated in Basirhat - I block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 554 families residing in the village Shankarpur. The total population of Shankarpur is 2,262 out of which 1,116 are males and 1,146 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankarpur is 1,027.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankarpur village is 268 which is 12% of the total population. There are 130 male children and 138 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankarpur is 1,062 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,027) of Shankarpur village.

Population
2,262
Families
554
Literacy
66.6%
Sex Ratio
1,027

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankarpur is 66.6%. Thus Shankarpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 70.28% and the female literacy rate is 63% in Shankarpur village.

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

Shankarpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 268 130 138
Literacy 66.6% 70.28% 63%
Scheduled Caste 13 3 10
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 934 423 511

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shankarpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shankarpur village out of total population, 880 were engaged in work activities. 80% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 880 workers engaged in Main Work, 174 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 288 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 704 593 111
Cultivators 174 168 6
Agriculture Labourer 288 283 5
Household Industries 163 71 92
Other Workers 79 71 8
Marginal Workers 176 117 59
Non Working 1,382 406 976

Nearby Villages to Shankarpur,

Below are the list of villages near Shankarpur village in Basirhat - I.

Village Population
Shripur 510
Gotra 5,894
Zanmamudpur 2,256
Goknashri Gobindapur 4,110
Subidpur 1,037
Paikpara 1,964
Lakshmankati 3,520
Ramnagar 1,300
Durgapur 855
Byang Pukuria 1,117

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