# Santoshpur Village, Kulpi – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Kulpi, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Kulpi sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **772 people in 169 households**, the 105th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 772people (2011)
- 169households
- 81.7%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Kulpi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****7%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****77%**

**44%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Santoshpur?

■ Santoshpur · ■ Kulpi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**972

Working population ****29.8%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 75.0% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (30%) · **■** Marginal 161 (70%)

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 Kulpi

- Uttar Narayanpur790 people
- Srikrishnanagar788 people
- Debipur786 people
- Chak Dulalpur781 people
- Chak Dhanumandal769 people
- Dakshin Shyampur753 people
- Haski749 people
- Harinkhola738 people

[All 180 villages in Kulpi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/kulpi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santoshpur?772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Kulpi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?81.7% (Census 2011)