# Santoshpur Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,185 people in 462 households**, the 32nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 2,185people (2011)
- 462households
- 49.6%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**77%

Tap water ****34%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****22%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**954

Working population ****35.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 45.7% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 167 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (11%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 475 (62%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Saldaha2,384 people
- Bhatol2,286 people
- Pema2,201 people
- Bhabanipur2,199 people
- Uttar Mukundapur2,168 people
- Janamdol2,079 people
- Kotal2,077 people
- Narayanpur2,039 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?2,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?49.6% (Census 2011)