# Santra Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Santra

Santra is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,107 people in 230 households**, the 68th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 1,107people (2011)
- 230households
- 53.1%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santra

Of every 100 households in Santra in 2011, 9 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santra · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****15%**

**28%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Santra?

■ Santra · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1155**

**962

Working population ****36.6%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 44.8% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (49%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (16%) · **■** Marginal 92 (23%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Kamar Hati1,306 people
- Dara1,269 people
- Saihati1,182 people
- Karaidandga1,145 people
- Phulbari Bamunia1,090 people
- Sundia994 people
- Dakshin Kathalia942 people
- Chandipur910 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santra?1,107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santra in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santra?53.1% (Census 2011)