# Santoshpur Village, Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Tufanganj - I, Koch Bihar 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Tufanganj - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,381 people in 818 households**, the 23rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 3,381people (2011)
- 818households
- 65.3%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 18 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**41%

Tap water ****14%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**23%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Tufanganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**940

Working population ****37.7%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 59.3% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 481 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (22%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 219 (17%) · **■** Marginal 272 (21%)

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 Tufanganj - I

- Jhaljhali4,072 people
- Dhadial3,870 people
- Guriarpar3,467 people
- Bhelapeta3,395 people
- Sikdarerkhata3,163 people
- Panisala2,898 people
- Bhelakopa Pratham Khanda2,862 people
- Debottar Charaljani2,654 people

[All 72 villages in Tufanganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/tufanganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?3,381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Koch Bihar district (Tufanganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?65.3% (Census 2011)