# Sandhipur Village, Chanditala - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - I, Hugli 

# Sandhipur

Sandhipur is a village in Chanditala - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,186 people in 407 households**, the 18th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 2,186people (2011)
- 407households
- 81.6%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sandhipur

Of every 100 households in Sandhipur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sandhipur · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**31%

Tap water ****17%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**68%

Use banking services ****72%**

**54%

Television ****24%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sandhipur?

■ Sandhipur · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**977

Working population ****36.0%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 77.4% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (24%) · **■** Household industry 54 (7%) · **■** Other work 413 (52%) · **■** Marginal 47 (6%)

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 Chanditala - I

- Chak Tajpur2,692 people
- Chhunche2,569 people
- Jalamadul2,293 people
- Aushbati2,246 people
- Bade Sola2,094 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,028 people
- Paschim Tajpur1,873 people
- Madhupur1,846 people

[All 47 villages in Chanditala - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sandhipur?2,186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandhipur in?Hugli district (Chanditala - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sandhipur?81.6% (Census 2011)