Santipur Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Santipur is a village situated in Maldah block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 346 families residing in the village Santipur. The total population of Santipur is 1,668 out of which 832 are males and 836 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Santipur is 1,005.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Santipur village is 279 which is 17% of the total population. There are 131 male children and 148 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Santipur is 1,130 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,005) of Santipur village.

Population
1,668
Families
346
Literacy
34.99%
Sex Ratio
1,005

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Santipur is 35%. Thus Santipur village has lower literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 43.37% and the female literacy rate is 26.45% in Santipur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Santipur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Santipur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Santipur village.

Total Male Female
Children 279 131 148
Literacy 34.99% 43.37% 26.45%
Scheduled Caste 533 278 255
Scheduled Tribe 352 169 183
Illiterate 1,182 528 654

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.1% of total population in Santipur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Santipur village out of total population, 629 were engaged in work activities. 56.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 629 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 253 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 358 265 93
Cultivators 40 30 10
Agriculture Labourer 253 181 72
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 60 50 10
Marginal Workers 271 163 108
Non Working 1,039 404 635

Nearby Villages to Santipur,

Below are the list of villages near Santipur village in Maldah.

Village Population
Sadhail 224
Sakarmma 1,391
Jalakar Bithan 871
Jotgobinda 1,231
Dakshin Bhatra 958
Azmatpur 358
Dilalpur 474
Adampur 3,272
Nityanandapur 1,552
Memua 2,603

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