# Sultanpur Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,206 people in 918 households**, the 7th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 4,206people (2011)
- 918households
- 76.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur

Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**93%

Use banking services ****26%**

**37%

Television ****11%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sultanpur?

■ Sultanpur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**959

Working population ****39.0%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 64.1% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 630 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (24%) · **■** Household industry 106 (6%) · **■** Other work 223 (14%) · **■** Marginal 289 (18%)

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 Ghatal

- Radhanagar5,827 people
- Pratappur4,699 people
- Dirghagram4,513 people
- Erpala4,503 people
- Ratneshwar Bati4,176 people
- Shilarajnagar4,082 people
- Dwandbipur4,060 people
- Katan3,752 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanpur?4,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?76.1% (Census 2011)