# Sansat Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Sansat

Sansat is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,551 people in 1,076 households**, the 3rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 4,551people (2011)
- 1,076households
- 64.1%literacy
- 1,060females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sansat

Of every 100 households in Sansat in 2011, 30 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sansat · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**73%

Tap water ****10%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****87%**

**61%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Sansat?

■ Sansat · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**972

Working population ****46.8%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 61.7% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 345 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 312 (15%) · **■** Household industry 110 (5%) · **■** Other work 325 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,038 (49%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Singi5,723 people
- Bahiri5,222 people
- Mehidipur4,080 people
- Gayeshpur3,825 people
- Ruppur3,803 people
- Syambati3,635 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sansat?4,551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sansat in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sansat?64.1% (Census 2011)