Sankhulia is a village in Murarai - II mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,540 in 528 households. The village has a literacy rate of 49.8% and is positioned at coordinates 24.515°N, 87.921°E.
By population, Sankhulia ranks #31 of 71 villages in Murarai - II mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankhulia is a village of 2,540 people in 528 households (Census 2011) in Murarai - II block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 31st-largest of 71 villages in Murarai - II block. Literacy is 50%, about the same as the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 69 km from the Birbhum district centre, 5 km from Bahutali, the nearest town, 6 km from Rajgram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731221, served by Paikar post office; the LGD village code is 316088. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC, Bahutali, 5 km away. The sarpanch is NAJIMUDDIN SK, and the village votes in Hansan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Fayezul Haque (Kajal Sk). The population is estimated at 2,841 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Amdole →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankhulia · this village | 2,540 | 50% | — |
| Kalahapur · Murarai - II | 3,829 | 43% | 1.4 km SW |
| Amdol · Murarai - II | 5,976 | 37% | 1.6 km N |
| Narottampur · Ratua - I | 3,554 | 47% | 2 km S |
| Narottampur · Murarai - II | 3,594 | 39% | 2 km S |
| Khutkhali · Murarai - II | 1,305 | 29% | 2 km SE |
| Uttar Ramchandrapur · Murarai - II | 1,339 | 45% | 2.3 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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