Sankarpur

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  ?Sankarpur
West Bengal • India
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Location of Sankarpur
Coordinates: 23°36′N 87°12′E / 23.6, 87.2
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 7 m (23 ft)
District(s) Bardhaman
Population 5,921 (2001)
Website: bardhaman.gov.in/

Coordinates: 23°36′N 87°12′E / 23.6, 87.2 Sankarpur (Bengali: শঙ্করপুর)is a census town under Andal police station [1] of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], Sankarpur had a population of 5921. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sankarpur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 51%. In Sankarpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Education

Sankarpur has two primary and one higher secondary schools. [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ District-wise list of stautory towns
  2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  3. ^ 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003

[edit] See also

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