# Sutra Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Sutra

Sutra is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,291 people in 810 households**, the 19th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 3,291people (2011)
- 810households
- 71.7%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sutra

Of every 100 households in Sutra in 2011, 55 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sutra · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****86%**

**68%

Television ****19%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sutra?

■ Sutra · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**968

Working population ****35.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 64.7% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 146 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (6%) · **■** Marginal 642 (55%)

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 Manteswar

- Dewani3,593 people
- Dhenua3,555 people
- Rautgram3,506 people
- Kule3,311 people
- Majhergram3,187 people
- Mamudpur3,129 people
- Ujna2,946 people
- Bhojpur2,914 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sutra?3,291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sutra in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sutra?71.7% (Census 2011)