# Sultanpur Village, Diamond Harbour - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sultanpur

Sultanpur is a village in Diamond Harbour - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,729 people in 616 households**, the 13th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,729people (2011)
- 616households
- 79.9%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sultanpur

Of every 100 households in Sultanpur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sultanpur · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**34%

Television ****45%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

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

**44%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Sultanpur?

■ Sultanpur · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****755**

**977

Working population ****35.7%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 70.9% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 855 (88%) · **■** Marginal 83 (9%)

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 Diamond Harbour - I

- Bolsiddhi3,119 people
- Uttar Sehardaha3,090 people
- Chanda2,790 people
- Dakshin Sehardaha2,769 people
- Lakshmipur2,688 people
- Jangalpara2,654 people
- Mangrajpur2,596 people
- Kanpur2,467 people

[All 68 villages in Diamond Harbour - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sultanpur?2,729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sultanpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sultanpur?79.9% (Census 2011)