# Santeshwarpur Village, Ramnagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Santeshwarpur

Santeshwarpur is a village in Ramnagar - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,857 people in 550 households**, the 9th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 2,857people (2011)
- 550households
- 85.3%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santeshwarpur

Of every 100 households in Santeshwarpur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santeshwarpur · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**9%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****40%**

**51%

Television ****13%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Santeshwarpur?

■ Santeshwarpur · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**929

Working population ****46.6%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 78.0% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 372 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (30%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 140 (11%) · **■** Marginal 405 (30%)

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 Ramnagar - I

- Talga Chhari3,421 people
- Haldia3,370 people
- Bagpura3,270 people
- Kainara2,875 people
- Purba Mukundapur2,766 people
- Purushottampur2,715 people
- Gobra2,661 people
- Santra2,612 people

[All 149 villages in Ramnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/ramnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santeshwarpur?2,857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santeshwarpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santeshwarpur?85.3% (Census 2011)