# Santoshpur Village, Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bharatpur - I, Murshidabad 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Bharatpur - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,497 people in 866 households**, the 14th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 3,497people (2011)
- 866households
- 64.0%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****41%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**44%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 · ■ Bharatpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**971

Working population ****35.7%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 60.5% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (44%) · **■** Household industry 71 (6%) · **■** Other work 262 (21%) · **■** Marginal 163 (13%)

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 Bharatpur - I

- Jajan4,318 people
- Harischandrapur4,192 people
- Bindarpur4,052 people
- Masla3,599 people
- Karandi3,118 people
- Bharadanga Serpur3,100 people
- Sunuti3,088 people
- Gadda3,078 people

[All 92 villages in Bharatpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bharatpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?3,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Murshidabad district (Bharatpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?64.0% (Census 2011)