# Santoshpur Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/santoshpur/

Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 149 households**, the 59th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 645people (2011)
- 149households
- 65.6%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**35%

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

**42%

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

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**60%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****1%**

**24%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Santoshpur?

■ Santoshpur · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**968

Working population ****29.5%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 60.2% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (49%) · **■** Other work 89 (47%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Saharbati889 people
- Panchkatia862 people
- Nagar833 people
- Jagamohanpur787 people
- Mashimpur Diar412 people
- Sadatpur289 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?65.6% (Census 2011)