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

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Village · Kaliachak - III, Maldah 

# Sultanganj

Sultanganj is a village in Kaliachak - III sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **28,723 people in 6,036 households**, the 1st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 28,723people (2011)
- 6,036households
- 56.1%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanganj

Of every 100 households in Sultanganj in 2011, 29 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sultanganj · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**79%

Tap water ****14%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**48%

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

**1%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****18%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**43%

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 Sultanganj?

■ Sultanganj · ■ Kaliachak - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002**

**967

Working population ****42.8%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 50.6% for women. 48% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 743 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,353 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2,033 (17%) · **■** Other work 3,112 (25%) · **■** Marginal 5,064 (41%)

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 - III

- Chari Anantapur21,833 people
- Bhagabanpur17,397 people
- Par Deonapur16,856 people
- Baishnabnagar15,695 people

[All 73 villages in Kaliachak - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanganj?28,723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanganj in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanganj?56.1% (Census 2011)