# Santoshpur Village, Raghunathganj - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,708 people in 317 households**, the 27th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,708people (2011)
- 317households
- 60.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**26%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****50%**

**53%

Television ****20%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**985

Working population ****49.2%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.9% for men and 57.3% for women. 60% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 263 (31%) · **■** Other work 379 (45%) · **■** Marginal 83 (10%)

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 Raghunathganj - I

- Jethia2,433 people
- Jagadanandabati1,860 people
- Bainda1,797 people
- Mangaljan1,774 people
- Bahadinagar1,647 people
- Bagpara1,641 people
- Amgachhi1,574 people
- Bagha1,485 people

[All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?1,708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?60.2% (Census 2011)