# Sholpatia Village, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Sholpatia

Sholpatia is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **707 people in 145 households**, the 70th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 707people (2011)
- 145households
- 86.6%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sholpatia

Of every 100 households in Sholpatia in 2011, 84 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sholpatia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**10%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**37%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sholpatia?

■ Sholpatia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**926

Working population ****67.3%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 81.9% for women. 65% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 399 (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 Egra - I

- Kalyanpur756 people
- Baispur732 people
- Bataspur726 people
- Ramchandrapur711 people
- Mirjjapur701 people
- Bamunia663 people
- Baranadia663 people
- Kismat Ghatua649 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sholpatia?707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sholpatia in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sholpatia?86.6% (Census 2011)