Sankhanad is a small village in Labpur mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 308 across 74 households. The village has a literacy rate of 53.9% and is positioned at coordinates 23.836°N, 87.818°E.
By population, Sankhanad ranks #136 of 179 villages in Labpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankhanad is a village of 308 people in 74 households (Census 2011) in Labpur block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 136th-largest of 179 villages in Labpur block. Literacy is 54%, 9 points below the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 867 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Birbhum district centre, 4 km from Danrka, the nearest town, 3 km from Labpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731302, served by Kirnahar post office; the LGD village code is 317542. The nearest hospital or health centre is Labpur Government Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Manjila Mondal, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 345 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Labpur-Ii →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankhanad · this village | 308 | 54% | — |
| Kamarmath · Labpur | 920 | 63% | 1.2 km N |
| Babladanga · Labpur | 261 | 84% | 1.7 km E |
| Bakhul · Labpur | 1,341 | 71% | 1.9 km SE |
| Ghattor · Labpur | 1,483 | 64% | 2.2 km W |
| Shahalampur · Labpur | 467 | 38% | 2.3 km E |
| Kuniara · Labpur | 1,176 | 66% | 2.7 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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