# Sanpur Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sanpur

Sanpur is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **795 people in 189 households**, the 64th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 795people (2011)
- 189households
- 78.9%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sanpur

Of every 100 households in Sanpur in 2011, 69 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sanpur · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**66%

Tap water ****80%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****78%**

**32%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Sanpur?

■ Sanpur · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709**

**950

Working population ****36.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 72.5% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (43%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 51 (17%) · **■** Marginal 51 (17%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Naran Chak825 people
- Mar800 people
- Balarampur798 people
- Ramkrishnapur797 people
- Nirbhaypur791 people
- Ekbalpur774 people
- Lorpur768 people
- Kochgerya Ramchak766 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sanpur?795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sanpur?78.9% (Census 2011)