# Sitakundu Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sitakundu

Sitakundu is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,354 people in 2,487 households**, the 3rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 11,354people (2011)
- 2,487households
- 80.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sitakundu

Of every 100 households in Sitakundu in 2011, 63 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sitakundu · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**35%

Tap water ****44%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**85%

Use banking services ****35%**

**39%

Television ****29%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Sitakundu?

■ Sitakundu · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**954

Working population ****37.8%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 76.0% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 611 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,098 (26%) · **■** Household industry 357 (8%) · **■** Other work 1,409 (33%) · **■** Marginal 815 (19%)

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 Baruipur

- Ramnagar17,053 people
- Begampur12,742 people
- Brinda Khali10,762 people
- Belgachhi8,710 people
- Nabagram8,452 people
- Sasan7,123 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sitakundu?11,354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sitakundu in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sitakundu?80.5% (Census 2011)