# Santoshpur Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,963 people in 473 households**, the 49th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 1,963people (2011)
- 473households
- 77.0%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**87%

Use banking services ****51%**

**57%

Television ****21%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**953

Working population ****34.5%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 70.7% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 164 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (42%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 201 (30%) · **■** Marginal 28 (4%)

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 Bhatar

- Selenda2,053 people
- Bamunara2,051 people
- Chhatini2,002 people
- Nunari1,990 people
- Dhenria1,955 people
- Rajipur1,920 people
- Nabasta1,901 people
- Sonchalida1,896 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?1,963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?77.0% (Census 2011)