Sankarpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sankarpur is a Census Town city situated in Pandabeswar block of Barddhaman district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,419 families residing in the Sankarpur city. The total population of Sankarpur is 6,399 out of which 3,317 are males and 3,082 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankarpur is 929.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sankarpur city is 822 which is 13% of the total population. There are 405 male children and 417 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankarpur is 1,030 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (929).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankarpur is 76.6%. Thus Sankarpur has a higher literacy rate compared to 76.2% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 85.34% and the female literacy rate is 67.02% in Sankarpur.

Population
6,399
Literacy
76.6%
Sex Ratio
929

Sankarpur Census Town has total administration over 1,419 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sankarpur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 822 405 417
Literacy 76.6% 74.9% 57.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,293 670 623
Scheduled Tribe 1,177 596 581
Illiterate 2,128 832 1,296

Caste-wise Population - Sankarpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.4% of total population in Sankarpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,293 670 623
Schedule Tribe 1,177 596 581

Religion-wise Population - Sankarpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sankarpur is 4,792 which is 74.89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sankarpur is 1,531 which is 23.93% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sankarpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,792 (74.89%) 2,469 2,323
Muslim 1,531 (23.93%) 811 720
Christian 29 (0.45%) 13 16
Sikh 38 (0.59%) 20 18
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.14%) 4 5

Literacy Rate - Sankarpur

The total literacy rate of Sankarpur was 76.58% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 4,271 literates, males were 2,485 while females were 1,786. Also the male literacy rate was 85.34% and the female literacy rate was 67.02% in Sankarpur.

  Sankarpur West Bengal
Female 67.02% 70.54%
Male 85.34% 81.69%
Total 76.58% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Sankarpur

The Sex Ratio of Sankarpur is 929. Thus per every 1000 men there were 929 females in Sankarpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,030 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 929 ) of Sankarpur.


Child Population - Sankarpur

According to Census 2011, there were 822 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sankarpur. Out of which 405 were male while 417 were female.


Working Population - Sankarpur

In Sankarpur Census Town out of total population, 2,003 were engaged in work activities. 80.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,003 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,617 1,356 261
Cultivators 2 2 0
Agriculture Labourer 77 67 10
Household Industries 14 12 2
Other Workers 1,524 1,275 249
Marginal Workers 386 304 82
Non Working 4,396 1,657 2,739

Sankarpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,399 66.7% 929

Map of Sankarpur, Barddhaman, West Bengal


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