# Satpukuria Village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Falakata, Jalpaiguri 

# Satpukuria

Satpukuria is a village in Falakata sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,732 people in 1,099 households**, the 16th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 4,732people (2011)
- 1,099households
- 69.2%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Satpukuria

Of every 100 households in Satpukuria in 2011, 32 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Satpukuria · ■ Falakata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**43%

Tap water ****6%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**20%

Television ****23%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Satpukuria?

■ Satpukuria · ■ Falakata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**941

Working population ****42.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 64.0% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 496 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 419 (21%) · **■** Household industry 110 (6%) · **■** Other work 392 (20%) · **■** Marginal 572 (29%)

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 Falakata

- Sibnathpur5,166 people
- Kalipur5,165 people
- Talukertari5,020 people
- Dalimpur4,841 people
- Nabanagar4,719 people
- Dhulagaon4,684 people
- Kunjanagar4,605 people
- Baganbari4,533 people

[All 60 villages in Falakata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/falakata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Satpukuria?4,732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Satpukuria in?Jalpaiguri district (Falakata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Satpukuria?69.2% (Census 2011)