# Sitapur Village, Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sitapur

Sitapur is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,250 people in 930 households**, the 16th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 4,250people (2011)
- 930households
- 86.1%literacy
- 1,103females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sitapur

Of every 100 households in Sitapur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sitapur · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**33%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****43%**

**58%

Television ****44%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**17%

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 Sitapur?

■ Sitapur · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**943

Working population ****34.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 79.9% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (19%) · **■** Household industry 77 (5%) · **■** Other work 553 (38%) · **■** Marginal 285 (19%)

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 - II

- Palashpai4,800 people
- Kaijuri4,454 people
- Guchhati4,395 people
- Khanjapur4,352 people
- Kamalpur4,124 people
- Khukur Daha4,110 people
- Dakshin Bar3,940 people
- Ramkrishnapur3,796 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sitapur?4,250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sitapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sitapur?86.1% (Census 2011)