# Santaldih Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Santaldih

Santaldih is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **961 people in 163 households**, the 38th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 961people (2011)
- 163households
- 72.5%literacy
- 834females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santaldih

Of every 100 households in Santaldih in 2011, 48 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Santaldih · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****96%**

**55%

Television ****41%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Santaldih?

■ Santaldih · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**953

Working population ****32.4%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 56.2% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 195 (63%) · **■** Marginal 98 (32%)

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 Raghunathpur - II

- Shwetpalas1,090 people
- Ghutitara1,032 people
- Bagmanmi1,014 people
- Dhanara984 people
- Chitarma939 people
- Chakbad934 people
- Gurudi929 people
- Lachhyara925 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santaldih?961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santaldih in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santaldih?72.5% (Census 2011)