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

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Sitalpur

Sitalpur is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,967 people in 684 households**, the 23rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,967people (2011)
- 684households
- 42.3%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sitalpur

Of every 100 households in Sitalpur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sitalpur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**72%

Tap water ****8%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****22%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sitalpur?

■ Sitalpur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**944

Working population ****35.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.1% for men and 39.3% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (24%) · **■** Household industry 116 (11%) · **■** Other work 189 (18%) · **■** Marginal 348 (33%)

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

- Mallik Para3,063 people
- Dhanjana3,013 people
- Bagjana3,008 people
- Asrail2,977 people
- Mathurapur2,919 people
- Kendua2,894 people
- Serbabar Balarampur2,885 people
- Kobaia2,618 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sitalpur?2,967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sitalpur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sitalpur?42.3% (Census 2011)