# Media Village, Santipur, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santipur, Nadia 

# Media

Media is a village in Santipur sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,317 people in 288 households**, the 37th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 1,317people (2011)
- 288households
- 49.5%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Media

Of every 100 households in Media in 2011, 16 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Media · ■ Santipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**31%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**66%

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

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****22%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Media?

■ Media · ■ Santipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**963

Working population ****31.7%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 42.6% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (47%) · **■** Household industry 28 (7%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%)

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 Santipur

- Raghunathpur1,648 people
- Bagalpur1,498 people
- Aluipara1,421 people
- Ballabhpur1,415 people
- Narasinha Nagar1,215 people
- Simulia1,208 people
- Chhotajiakur1,194 people
- Brahmasasan1,184 people

[All 65 villages in Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/santipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Media?1,317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Media in?Nadia district (Santipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Media?49.5% (Census 2011)