Village · Ratua - II, Maldah
# Sambalpur

Sambalpur is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 9,250 people in 1,839 households, the 2nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.
- 9,250 people (2011)
- 1,839 households
- 52.1% literacy
- 953 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sambalpur

Of every 100 households in Sambalpur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sambalpur · ■ Ratua - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 28% 31%
- Toilet within the home 21% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 70%
- Tap water 6% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 85%
- Use banking services 10% 22%
- Television 4% 11%
- Mobile phone 27% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 39% 42%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sambalpur?

■ Sambalpur · ■ Ratua - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.1% 56.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 963
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 993 967
- Working population 29.7% 30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 52.5% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 582 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 508 (18%) · ■ Household industry 137 (5%) · ■ Other work 417 (15%) · ■ Marginal 1,107 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ratua - II
- Pukhuria 22,550 people
- Maharajpur 8,978 people
- Nijgan Paranpur 8,523 people
- Shibnagar 8,298 people
- Barail 7,031 people

All 51 villages in Ratua - II

## Other places named Sambalpur
- Sambalpur · District, Odisha · 1,041,099 people
- Sambalpur · Sub-district, Sambalpur · 189,366 people
- Sambalpur · Town, Sambalpur · 189,366 people
- Sambalpur · Village, Bhanupratappur, Uttar Bastar Kanker · 5,083 people
- Sambalpur · Village, Dondi Luhara, Durg · 3,108 people
- Sambalpur · Village, Nawagarh, Durg · 2,913 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Sambalpur? 9,250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sambalpur in? Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sambalpur? 52.1% (Census 2011)

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