# Sultanganja Village, Bishnupur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sultanganja

Sultanganja is a village in Bishnupur - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,486 people in 1,000 households**, the 8th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 4,486people (2011)
- 1,000households
- 78.2%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanganja

Of every 100 households in Sultanganja in 2011, 67 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sultanganja · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**45%

Tap water ****53%**

**81%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**84%

Use banking services ****34%**

**46%

Television ****32%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sultanganja?

■ Sultanganja · ■ Bishnupur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**953

Working population ****31.2%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 72.3% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 74 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (18%) · **■** Household industry 63 (4%) · **■** Other work 529 (38%) · **■** Marginal 484 (35%)

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 Bishnupur - II

- Gobindapur5,588 people
- Mirpur4,676 people
- Enayetnagar4,617 people
- Joychandipur4,541 people
- Gangarampur4,016 people
- Golbari Kalicharanpur3,852 people
- Udayrampur3,847 people
- Gazipur3,750 people

[All 53 villages in Bishnupur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanganja?4,486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanganja in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanganja?78.2% (Census 2011)