# Santoshpur Pila Village, Purbasthali - II – Population

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Santoshpur Pila

Santoshpur Pila is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,761 people in 830 households**, the 18th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 3,761people (2011)
- 830households
- 64.3%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur Pila

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur Pila in 2011, 49 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Santoshpur Pila · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**24%

Tap water ****22%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**91%

Use banking services ****63%**

**44%

Television ****32%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Pila?

■ Santoshpur Pila · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**970

Working population ****37.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 58.5% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 121 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (28%) · **■** Household industry 80 (6%) · **■** Other work 699 (50%) · **■** Marginal 115 (8%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Kashthasali4,343 people
- Purbbasthali4,207 people
- Uttar Shrirampur4,187 people
- Krishnabati4,186 people
- Atpara3,735 people
- Sihipara3,724 people
- Narayanpur3,452 people
- Mertala3,046 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur Pila?3,761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur Pila in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur Pila?64.3% (Census 2011)