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Shankhapur Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Shankhapur is a large village located in Keshpur Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 416 families residing. The Shankhapur village has population of 2243 of which 1170 are males while 1073 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shankhapur village population of children with age 0-6 is 299 which makes up 13.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shankhapur village is 917 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Shankhapur as per census is 980, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Shankhapur village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Shankhapur village was 82.82 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Shankhapur Male literacy stands at 88.13 % while female literacy rate was 76.97 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Shankhapur 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 Shankhapur village.

Shankhapur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 416 - -
Population 2,243 1,170 1,073
Child (0-6) 299 151 148
Schedule Caste 75 39 36
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.82 % 88.13 % 76.97 %
Total Workers 694 664 30
Main Worker 516 - -
Marginal Worker 178 171 7

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.34 % of total population in Shankhapur village. The village Shankhapur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shankhapur village out of total population, 694 were engaged in work activities. 74.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 694 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 166 were Agricultural labourer.