# Santapur Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Santapur

Santapur is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,322 people in 1,126 households**, the 13th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 5,322people (2011)
- 1,126households
- 51.8%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santapur

Of every 100 households in Santapur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santapur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**89%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Santapur?

■ Santapur · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**959

Working population ****34.1%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.4% for men and 55.2% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 326 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 584 (32%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 130 (7%) · **■** Marginal 770 (42%)

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

- Parakaram6,386 people
- Bijrabhita5,513 people
- Ratua5,498 people
- Durgapur5,366 people
- Okhra Chandpara5,196 people
- Andhirampara5,041 people
- Sahapur5,005 people
- Asutola4,880 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santapur?5,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santapur in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santapur?51.8% (Census 2011)