Shankapara Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Shankapara is a village situated in Mohanpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 118 families residing in the village Shankapara. The total population of Shankapara is 572 out of which 302 are males and 270 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankapara is 894.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shankapara village is 60 which is 10% of the total population. There are 33 male children and 27 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankapara is 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Shankapara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankapara is 70.7%. Thus Shankapara village has a higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 79.18% and the female literacy rate is 61.32% in Shankapara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shankapara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shankapara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shankapara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 60 | 33 | 27 |
| Literacy | 70.7% | 79.18% | 61.32% |
| Scheduled Caste | 213 | 113 | 100 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 48 | 22 | 26 |
| Illiterate | 210 | 89 | 121 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.4% of total population in Shankapara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shankapara village out of total population, 196 were engaged in work activities. 99.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 196 workers engaged in Main Work, 67 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 118 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 195 | 186 | 9 |
| Cultivators | 67 | 64 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 118 | 116 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non Working | 376 | 116 | 260 |
Map of Shankapara, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Shankapara, Mohanpur
Below are the list of villages near Shankapara village in Mohanpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Jarisai | 1,604 |
| Srirampur | 1,576 |
| Garura | 792 |
| Sambag | 1,171 |
| Kusumda | 1,876 |
| Jamua | 880 |
| Chaita | 915 |
| Kashiyabag | 272 |
| Jhatia | 662 |
| Mohanpur | 6,049 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shankapara, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia