# Santosh Palasdanga Village, Balurghat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Santosh Palasdanga

Santosh Palasdanga is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **28 people in 6 households**, the 294th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 28people (2011)
- 6households
- 88.0%literacy
- 1,800females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santosh Palasdanga

Of every 100 households in Santosh Palasdanga in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santosh Palasdanga · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**26%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Santosh Palasdanga?

■ Santosh Palasdanga · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1800**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**965

Working population ****50.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 81.2% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 12 (86%) · **■** Marginal 2 (14%)

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 Balurghat

- Chak Ramanath47 people
- Chak Mathura45 people
- Mahishnoti44 people
- Singal33 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santosh Palasdanga?28 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santosh Palasdanga in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santosh Palasdanga?88.0% (Census 2011)