# Sanmaji Gaon Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Sanmaji Gaon

Sanmaji Gaon is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **747 people in 179 households**, the 78th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 747people (2011)
- 179households
- 93.5%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sanmaji Gaon

Of every 100 households in Sanmaji Gaon in 2011, 15 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sanmaji Gaon · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**46%

Television ****22%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**30%

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 Sanmaji Gaon?

■ Sanmaji Gaon · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**932

Working population ****35.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 89.4% for women. 65% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (22%) · **■** Other work 52 (20%) · **■** Marginal 151 (57%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Chak Gopal778 people
- Kunja Berya765 people
- Barmu Khal764 people
- Chhara Dighi752 people
- Pandua Para746 people
- Bhadna742 people
- Godai Bheri708 people
- Ajodhyapur705 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sanmaji Gaon?747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanmaji Gaon in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sanmaji Gaon?93.5% (Census 2011)