# Sambalpur Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Sambalpur

Sambalpur is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,333 people in 290 households**, the 61st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,333people (2011)
- 290households
- 58.1%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sambalpur

Of every 100 households in Sambalpur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sambalpur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****44%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sambalpur?

■ Sambalpur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**959

Working population ****43.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 43.8% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (50%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 42 (7%)

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 Ratua - I

- Bishnupur Lakshmipur1,684 people
- Udaypur1,474 people
- Jot Lachhmi1,394 people
- Darbasini1,352 people
- Chandi Prasad1,299 people
- Atgama Balarampur1,243 people
- Harekrishnapur1,243 people
- Surjapur1,082 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sambalpur?1,333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sambalpur in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sambalpur?58.1% (Census 2011)