# Samudrapur Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Samudrapur

Samudrapur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,653 people in 369 households**, the 23rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 1,653people (2011)
- 369households
- 87.2%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samudrapur

Of every 100 households in Samudrapur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Samudrapur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**15%

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

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****32%**

**43%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Samudrapur?

■ Samudrapur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**956

Working population ****34.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 80.5% for women. 63% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (12%) · **■** Marginal 433 (75%)

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 Contai - I

- Dakshin Charai Khia1,738 people
- Mukundapur1,726 people
- Rania1,707 people
- Tengunia1,669 people
- Junbani1,637 people
- Tajpur1,616 people
- Raipur1,608 people
- Baguran Jalpai1,573 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samudrapur?1,653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samudrapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samudrapur?87.2% (Census 2011)