# Sarmastapur Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Sarmastapur

Sarmastapur is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,195 people in 303 households**, the 53rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,195people (2011)
- 303households
- 86.0%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarmastapur

Of every 100 households in Sarmastapur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarmastapur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**18%

Tap water ****1%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**17%

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

**73%

Use banking services ****78%**

**52%

Television ****69%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Sarmastapur?

■ Sarmastapur · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****563**

**969

Working population ****39.3%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 81.4% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 139 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (11%) · **■** Marginal 94 (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 Sonarpur

- Jardaha1,457 people
- Joyenpur1,396 people
- Kharki1,288 people
- Kharigoda1,214 people
- Raghabpur1,140 people
- Jafarpur1,129 people
- Jaynagar1,081 people
- Gopal Pur1,063 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarmastapur?1,195 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarmastapur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarmastapur?86.0% (Census 2011)