Sankarpur, Bardhaman
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Sankarpur শঙ্করপুর |
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| Census Town | |
 Sankarpur
 Sankarpur
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| Coordinates: 23°40′04.8″N 87°13′44.4″E / 23.668000°N 87.229000°ECoordinates: 23°40′04.8″N 87°13′44.4″E / 23.668000°N 87.229000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,399 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pandaveswar |
| Website | bardhaman |
Sankarpur is a census town in Pandabeswar CD Block in Durgapur subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per the 2011 Census of India Sankarpur had a total population of 6,399, of which 3,317 (52%) were males and 3,082 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 822. The total number of literates Sankarpur was 4,271 (76.58% of the population over 6 years).
As of 2001[update] India census, 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.
Collieries in the Kenda Area of Eastern Coalfields are: New Kenda, Bahula, Lower Kenda, Haripur, Chora, Chora Incline, Siduli, C.I.Jambad and Chora OCP.
Sankarpur has two primary and one higher secondary schools.
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