Santoshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011

Santoshpur is a village situated in Tufanganj - I block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 818 families residing in the village Santoshpur. The total population of Santoshpur is 3,381 out of which 1,757 are males and 1,624 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Santoshpur village is 399 which is 12% of the total population. There are 204 male children and 195 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 956 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Santoshpur village.

Population
3,381
Families
818
Literacy
65.29%
Sex Ratio
924

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Santoshpur is 65.3%. Thus Santoshpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 70.83% and the female literacy rate is 59.27% in Santoshpur village.

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

Santoshpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 399 204 195
Literacy 65.29% 70.83% 59.27%
Scheduled Caste 1,627 823 804
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,434 657 777

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Santoshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Santoshpur village out of total population, 1,274 were engaged in work activities. 78.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,274 workers engaged in Main Work, 481 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 280 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,002 929 73
Cultivators 481 458 23
Agriculture Labourer 280 256 24
Household Industries 22 11 11
Other Workers 219 204 15
Marginal Workers 272 151 121
Non Working 2,107 677 1,430

Nearby Villages to Santoshpur,

Below are the list of villages near Santoshpur village in Tufanganj - I.

Village Population
Neplerkuthi 383
Jhaljhali 4,072
Chhat Deocharai 271
Chengmari 1,380
Nakkati Gachhi 4,243
Krishnapur 5,740
Dwiparpar 5,256
Dhadial 3,870
Chamta 8,190
Rajarkuthi 1,797

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