# Shantipur Village, Goghat - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Goghat - II, Hugli 

# Shantipur

Shantipur is a village in Goghat - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,768 people in 823 households**, the 8th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 3,768people (2011)
- 823households
- 70.0%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shantipur

Of every 100 households in Shantipur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shantipur · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**36%

Tap water ****25%**

**18%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****31%**

**40%

Television ****25%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

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 Shantipur?

■ Shantipur · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**922

Working population ****42.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 59.3% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 328 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (31%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 169 (11%) · **■** Marginal 598 (38%)

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 - II

- Shripur4,727 people
- Bengai4,674 people
- Selampur4,471 people
- Badanganj3,865 people
- Hazipur3,643 people
- Tarahat3,501 people
- Kayapat3,351 people
- Anur3,320 people

[All 112 villages in Goghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shantipur?3,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shantipur in?Hugli district (Goghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shantipur?70.0% (Census 2011)