# Santoshpur Village, Bagnan - II, Haora (West Bengal)

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Village · Bagnan - II, Haora 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Bagnan - II sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,150 people in 471 households**, the 22nd largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 2,150people (2011)
- 471households
- 84.7%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Bagnan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**30%

Tap water ****36%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**82%

Use banking services ****32%**

**42%

Television ****24%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Santoshpur?

■ Santoshpur · ■ Bagnan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**959

Working population ****33.3%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 80.4% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 35 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (21%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 355 (50%) · **■** Marginal 161 (23%)

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 Bagnan - II

- Duaniguzrat2,708 people
- Matinala2,568 people
- Katapukuria2,480 people
- Bankurdaha2,275 people
- Nazarpur2,110 people
- Chaitanyapur2,065 people
- Heledwip2,035 people
- Chandrabhag1,997 people

[All 42 villages in Bagnan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/bagnan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?2,150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Haora district (Bagnan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?84.7% (Census 2011)