# Sanjib Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Sanjib

Sanjib is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,847 people in 434 households**, the 44th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,847people (2011)
- 434households
- 56.7%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sanjib

Of every 100 households in Sanjib in 2011, 23 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sanjib · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**34%

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 Sanjib?

■ Sanjib · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**944

Working population ****34.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 51.2% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 123 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (55%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 132 (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 Chanchal - I

- Daudpur2,028 people
- Haripur1,940 people
- Khadiarpur1,890 people
- Kanua1,863 people
- Naikanda1,816 people
- Mahabbatpur1,727 people
- Rajapur1,651 people
- Uttar Gopalpur1,633 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sanjib?1,847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanjib in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sanjib?56.7% (Census 2011)