# Santoshpur Village, Bajpur, Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bajpur, Udham Singh Nagar 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Bajpur sub-district of Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 94 households**, the 69th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 529people (2011)
- 94households
- 66.1%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Bajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**48%

Tap water ****96%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**80%

Use banking services ****63%**

**67%

Television ****48%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

Own their home ****87%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Santoshpur?

■ Santoshpur · ■ Bajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**918

Working population ****31.8%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 53.7% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (63%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 20 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bajpur

- Mehtabwan663 people
- Sehali642 people
- Badripur557 people
- Bhjuwa Nagla557 people
- Khushalpur520 people
- Thapak Nagla513 people
- Hulsanganj512 people
- Mandia Baksi502 people

[All 125 villages in Bajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/udham-singh-nagar/bajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Udham Singh Nagar district (Bajpur sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?66.1% (Census 2011)