# Santoshpur Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,628 people in 635 households**, the 24th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 2,628people (2011)
- 635households
- 86.5%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**15%

Tap water ****36%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**78%

Use banking services ****82%**

**46%

Television ****36%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****85%**

**92%

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 · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**940

Working population ****38.5%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 82.5% for women. 63% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 120 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (23%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 506 (50%) · **■** Marginal 141 (14%)

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 Barasat - I

- Purbba Ichapur2,776 people
- Charkhara2,772 people
- Kalianai2,689 people
- Panshila2,656 people
- Narasinghapur2,553 people
- Jafarpur2,548 people
- Dubgaria2,409 people
- Kharki2,391 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?2,628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?86.5% (Census 2011)