# Santipur Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Santipur

Santipur is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,430 people in 350 households**, the 46th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,430people (2011)
- 350households
- 83.3%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santipur

Of every 100 households in Santipur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Santipur · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**51%

Tap water ****7%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****71%**

**27%

Television ****59%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Santipur?

■ Santipur · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**949

Working population ****39.4%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 75.2% for women. 62% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (11%) · **■** Household industry 87 (15%) · **■** Other work 287 (51%) · **■** Marginal 110 (20%)

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 Jaynagar - I

- Paschim Shyamnagar1,637 people
- Abdul Karimpur1,467 people
- Ramrudrapur1,442 people
- Uttarpara Abad1,433 people
- Manik Nagar1,400 people
- Nandanpur1,392 people
- Paschim Gabberia1,253 people
- Kashimpur Gangaghata1,170 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santipur?1,430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santipur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santipur?83.3% (Census 2011)