Sankizahan is a village positioned in Kultali Block of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. Situated in rural area of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, it is one among the 46 villages of Kultali Block of South 24 Parganas district. According to the administration register, the village code of Sankizahan is 335037. The village has 1773 homes.
According to Census 2011, Sankizahan's population is 8811. Out of this, 4555 are males whereas the females count 4256 here. This village has 1272 children in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Out of this 625 are boys and 647 are girls.
Literacy rate in Sankizahan village is 58%. 5152 out of total 8811 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 66% as 3017 males out of total 4555 are educated whereas female literacy rate is 50% as 2135 out of total 4256 females are educated in this Village.
The dark side is that illiteracy rate of Sankizahan village is 41%. Here 3659 out of total 8811 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 33% as 1538 males out of total 4555 are uneducated. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 49% and 2121 out of total 4256 females are illiterate in this village.
The count of employed people of Sankizahan village is 3218 however 5593 are un-employed. And out of 3218 working individual 459 individuals are totally reliant on farming.