Shankarpur Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shankarpur is a village situated in Contai - III block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 118 families residing in the village Shankarpur. The total population of Shankarpur is 541 out of which 273 are males and 268 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankarpur is 982.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shankarpur village is 55 which is 10% of the total population. There are 26 male children and 29 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankarpur is 1,115 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (982) of Shankarpur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankarpur is 95.1%. Thus Shankarpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 99.6% and the female literacy rate is 90.38% in Shankarpur village.

Population
541
Families
118
Literacy
95.06%
Sex Ratio
982

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 55 26 29
Literacy 95.06% 99.6% 90.38%
Scheduled Caste 61 34 27
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 79 27 52

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% 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, 169 were engaged in work activities. 95.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 169 workers engaged in Main Work, 32 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 162 153 9
Cultivators 32 31 1
Agriculture Labourer 15 13 2
Household Industries 6 4 2
Other Workers 109 105 4
Marginal Workers 7 3 4
Non Working 372 117 255

Map of Shankarpur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Shankarpur, Contai - III

Below are the list of villages near Shankarpur village in Contai - III.

Village Population
Malbari 1,050
Phaodar Chak 555
Paik Bar 2,254
Jamuashankarpur 1,306
Dihibahiri 161
Bara Rasulpur 786
Deulbar 2,298
Gamaduli 1,026
Barchun Para 928
Bidhubahiri 1,577

Reference