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Sankrail Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Haora, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sankrail is a Census Town city situated in Sankrail block of Haora district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,291 families residing in the Sankrail city. The total population of Sankrail is 29,114 out of which 14,919 are males and 14,195 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankrail is 951.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankrail city is 3328 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1691 male children and 1637 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankrail is 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (951).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankrail is 82.2%. Thus Sankrail has lower literacy rate compared to 83.3% of Haora district. The male literacy rate is 85.51% and the female literacy rate is 78.68% in Sankrail.

Sankrail Census Town has total administration over 6,291 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.

Sankrail Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,328 1,691 1,637
Literacy 82.2% 75.8% 69.6%
Scheduled Caste 4,309 2,177 2,132
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 7,922 3,608 4,314

Caste-wise Population - Sankrail

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sankrail.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,309 2,177 2,132
Schedule Tribe 4 2 2

Religion-wise Population - Sankrail

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sankrail is 14,141 which is 48.57% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sankrail is 14,861 which is 51.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sankrail as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,141 (48.57%) 7,174 6,967
Muslim 14,861 (51.04%) 7,689 7,172
Christian 13 (0.04%) 7 6
Sikh 27 (0.09%) 13 14
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Jain 6 (0.02%) 4 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 62 (0.21%) 30 32

Literacy Rate - Sankrail

The total literacy rate of Sankrail was 82.18% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 21,192 literates, males were 11,311 while females were 9,881. Also the male literacy rate was 85.51% and the female literacy rate was 78.68% in Sankrail.

  Sankrail West Bengal
Female 78.68% 70.54%
Male 85.51% 81.69%
Total 82.18% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Sankrail

The Sex Ratio of Sankrail is 951. Thus per every 1000 men there were 951 females in Sankrail. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Sankrail.

Child Population - Sankrail

According to Census 2011, there were 3,328 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sankrail. Out of which 1,691 were male while 1,637 were female.

Working Population - Sankrail

In Sankrail Census Town out of total population, 10,919 were engaged in work activities. 77.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,919 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 69 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,493 7,119 1,374
Cultivators 13 11 2
Agriculture Labourer 69 64 5
Household Industries 2,981 2,223 758
Other Workers 5,430 4,821 609
Marginal Workers 2,426 1,590 836
Non Working 18,195 6,210 11,985

Sankrail Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 29,114 72.8% 951

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