# Santoshpur Village, Goghat - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Goghat - I, Hugli 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Goghat - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,337 people in 321 households**, the 42nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 1,337people (2011)
- 321households
- 64.7%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 43 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**39%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****32%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**941

Working population ****38.2%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 147 (29%) · **■** Marginal 122 (24%)

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 Goghat - I

- Chatra1,408 people
- Santa1,390 people
- Kurmana1,382 people
- Khanati1,370 people
- Chak Hari1,251 people
- Amdoba1,224 people
- Jagatpur1,204 people
- Gopalbati1,202 people

[All 99 villages in Goghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?1,337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Hugli district (Goghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?64.7% (Census 2011)