Santoshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Santoshpur is a village situated in Raghunathganj - I block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 317 families residing in the village Santoshpur. The total population of Santoshpur is 1,708 out of which 874 are males and 834 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 954.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Santoshpur village is 258 which is 15% of the total population. There are 124 male children and 134 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 1,081 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (954) of Santoshpur village.

Population
1,708
Families
317
Literacy
60.21%
Sex Ratio
954

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Santoshpur is 60.2%. Thus Santoshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 62.93% and the female literacy rate is 57.29% 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 258 124 134
Literacy 60.21% 62.93% 57.29%
Scheduled Caste 150 78 72
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 835 402 433

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.8% 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, 841 were engaged in work activities. 90.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 841 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 758 476 282
Cultivators 101 98 3
Agriculture Labourer 15 15 0
Household Industries 263 11 252
Other Workers 379 352 27
Marginal Workers 83 49 34
Non Working 867 349 518

Nearby Villages to Santoshpur,

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

Village Population
Panchanpara 1,267
Raninagar Dwipchar 761
Nutanganj 5,805
Char Dafarpur 97
Diar Ramnagar 3,976
Bagpara 1,641
Rajnagar 4,586
Kanchanpur 731
Pasai 779
Brindabanpur 458

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