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Shankarpur Population - North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal

Shankarpur is a large village located in Basirhat - I Block of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal with total 554 families residing. The Shankarpur village has population of 2262 of which 1116 are males while 1146 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shankarpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 268 which makes up 11.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shankarpur village is 1027 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Shankarpur as per census is 1062, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Shankarpur village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Shankarpur village was 66.60 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Shankarpur Male literacy stands at 70.28 % while female literacy rate was 63.00 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Shankarpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Shankarpur village.

Shankarpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 554 - -
Population 2,262 1,116 1,146
Child (0-6) 268 130 138
Schedule Caste 13 3 10
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0
Literacy 66.60 % 70.28 % 63.00 %
Total Workers 880 710 170
Main Worker 704 - -
Marginal Worker 176 117 59

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.57 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.04 % of total population in Shankarpur village.

Work Profile

In Shankarpur village out of total population, 880 were engaged in work activities. 80.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 880 workers engaged in Main Work, 174 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 288 were Agricultural labourer.