# Sandalpur Village, Bhagawanpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Sandalpur

Sandalpur is a village in Bhagawanpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **581 people in 162 households**, the 107th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 581people (2011)
- 162households
- 97.2%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sandalpur

Of every 100 households in Sandalpur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sandalpur · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**38%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****64%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sandalpur?

■ Sandalpur · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.2%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**934

Working population ****55.4%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 96.0% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 35 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 272 (84%)

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 Bhagawanpur - I

- Shyam Chak609 people
- Khamti603 people
- Parial Chak593 people
- Dwarika Chak592 people
- Jadupur578 people
- Hamirpur574 people
- Dayal Chak549 people
- Ram Chak545 people

[All 165 villages in Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sandalpur?581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sandalpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sandalpur?97.2% (Census 2011)