# Sultanganj Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Sultanganj

Sultanganj is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **21,149 people in 4,339 households**, the 1st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 21,149people (2011)
- 4,339households
- 51.5%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanganj

Of every 100 households in Sultanganj in 2011, 38 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sultanganj · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**62%

Tap water ****17%**

**15%

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

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**78%

Use banking services ****15%**

**22%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sultanganj?

■ Sultanganj · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**956

Working population ****41.1%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.2% for men and 45.7% for women. 47% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 876 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,098 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1,539 (18%) · **■** Other work 3,124 (36%) · **■** Marginal 2,059 (24%)

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 Kaliachak - I

- Serpur12,838 people
- Dakshin Lakshmipur12,732 people
- Maheshpur12,250 people
- Bakharpur12,148 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanganj?21,149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanganj in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanganj?51.5% (Census 2011)