# Syamsundari Village, Manikchak, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Manikchak, Maldah 

# Syamsundari

Syamsundari is a village in Manikchak sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,520 people in 776 households**, the 27th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 3,520people (2011)
- 776households
- 67.5%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Syamsundari

Of every 100 households in Syamsundari in 2011, 27 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Syamsundari · ■ Manikchak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**74%

Tap water ****9%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**49%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****35%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**51%

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 Syamsundari?

■ Syamsundari · ■ Manikchak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**950

Working population ****38.9%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 59.4% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 403 (29%) · **■** Household industry 69 (5%) · **■** Other work 290 (21%) · **■** Marginal 545 (40%)

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 Manikchak

- Talim Nagar4,023 people
- Kasimnagar3,790 people
- Dharampur3,708 people
- Islampur3,602 people
- Nazirpur3,466 people
- Karia Sultanpur3,344 people
- Khartala3,168 people
- Sekhpura3,022 people

[All 89 villages in Manikchak](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/manikchak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Syamsundari?3,520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Syamsundari in?Maldah district (Manikchak sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Syamsundari?67.5% (Census 2011)