# Sultanpur Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,506 people in 607 households**, the 7th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 2,506people (2011)
- 607households
- 80.6%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur

Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 73 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**49%

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

**50%

Tap water ****15%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**94%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****30%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sultanpur?

■ Sultanpur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**970

Working population ****36.7%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 75.9% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 352 (38%) · **■** Marginal 295 (32%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Changual3,737 people
- Madpur3,210 people
- Khatranga3,017 people
- Sankoa2,759 people
- Dharimba2,427 people
- Balarampur2,336 people
- Uttarshimla2,282 people
- Pelagerya2,278 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanpur?2,506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?80.6% (Census 2011)