# Santoshpur Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,910 people in 977 households**, the 9th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 4,910people (2011)
- 977households
- 42.6%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**86%

Use banking services ****12%**

**20%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**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?

■ Santoshpur · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**983

Working population ****30.7%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.3% for men and 39.8% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 66 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (9%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,077 (72%) · **■** Marginal 193 (13%)

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 Murarai - I

- Bhadiswar7,723 people
- Palsa5,417 people
- Mahurapur5,348 people
- Ramchandrapur5,226 people
- Birnagar4,699 people
- Banarampur3,786 people
- Bahadurpur3,684 people
- Uttar Kasila3,562 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?4,910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?42.6% (Census 2011)