Sankarpur

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native_name = Sankarpur | type = city | latd = 23.60 | longd = 87.20
locator_position = right | state_name = West Bengal
district = Bardhaman
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population_as_of = 2001
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website = bardhaman.gov.in/
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Sankarpur ( _bn. শঙ্করপুর)is a census town under Andal police station [ [http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm District-wise list of stautory towns] ] of Durgapur subdivision in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , 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.

Education

Sankarpur has two primary and one higher secondary schools. [ [http://bardhaman.gov.in/education/schudir.asp 7th All-India School Education Survey 2003] ]

References

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