# Suratpur Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Suratpur

Suratpur is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,763 people in 581 households**, the 11th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 2,763people (2011)
- 581households
- 79.9%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Suratpur

Of every 100 households in Suratpur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Suratpur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**59%

Television ****39%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Suratpur?

■ Suratpur · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**972

Working population ****36.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 70.9% for women. 63% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 388 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (16%) · **■** Household industry 51 (5%) · **■** Other work 285 (28%) · **■** Marginal 118 (12%)

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 Daspur - I

- Supapursuri3,289 people
- Kalmijor3,288 people
- Basubebpur3,160 people
- Harekrishnapur2,991 people
- Shyam Sundarpur2,695 people
- Surjanagar2,567 people
- Ranapur2,502 people
- Radhakantapur2,473 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Suratpur?2,763 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suratpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Suratpur?79.9% (Census 2011)