Sankarpur Population, Caste, Working Data Nadia, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sankarpur is a village situated in Ranaghat - II block of Nadia district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,065 families residing in the village Sankarpur. The total population of Sankarpur is 4,716 out of which 2,475 are males and 2,241 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankarpur is 905.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankarpur village is 429 which is 9% of the total population. There are 244 male children and 185 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankarpur is 758 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Sankarpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankarpur is 69.5%. Thus Sankarpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 75.26% and the female literacy rate is 63.33% 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 | 429 | 244 | 185 |
| Literacy | 69.54% | 75.26% | 63.33% |
| Scheduled Caste | 3,924 | 2,060 | 1,864 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Illiterate | 1,735 | 796 | 939 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 83.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Sankarpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sankarpur village out of total population, 1,599 were engaged in work activities. 94.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,599 workers engaged in Main Work, 784 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 549 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,510 | 1,394 | 116 |
| Cultivators | 784 | 726 | 58 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 549 | 518 | 31 |
| Household Industries | 42 | 34 | 8 |
| Other Workers | 135 | 116 | 19 |
| Marginal Workers | 89 | 48 | 41 |
| Non Working | 3,117 | 1,033 | 2,084 |
Nearby Villages to Sankarpur,
Below are the list of villages near Sankarpur village in Ranaghat - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dhantala | 9,095 |
| Andulpota | 1,811 |
| Debipur | 2,325 |
| Harishpur | 1,084 |
| Daula | 5,631 |
| Kamalpur | 4,587 |
| Chandpur | 2,144 |
| Krishnanagar | 2,794 |
| Kanaipur | 1,101 |
| Purbanoapara | 3,542 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sankarpur, Nadia, West Bengal - Wikipedia