# Surjanagar Village, Daspur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Surjanagar

Surjanagar is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,567 people in 532 households**, the 13th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 2,567people (2011)
- 532households
- 89.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Surjanagar

Of every 100 households in Surjanagar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Surjanagar · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**38%

Tap water ****48%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**59%

Television ****48%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Surjanagar?

■ Surjanagar · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**972

Working population ****41.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 82.5% for women. 60% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (39%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 391 (36%) · **■** Marginal 117 (11%)

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

- Basubebpur3,160 people
- Harekrishnapur2,991 people
- Suratpur2,763 people
- Shyam Sundarpur2,695 people
- Ranapur2,502 people
- Radhakantapur2,473 people
- Rabidaspur2,444 people
- Kalara2,363 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 Surjanagar?2,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surjanagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Surjanagar?89.0% (Census 2011)