Santoshpur Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Santoshpur is a village situated in Barasat - I block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 635 families residing in the village Santoshpur. The total population of Santoshpur is 2,628 out of which 1,365 are males and 1,263 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Santoshpur village is 247 which is 9% of the total population. There are 130 male children and 117 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 900 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (925) of Santoshpur village.

Population
2,628
Families
635
Literacy
86.52%
Sex Ratio
925

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Santoshpur is 86.5%. Thus Santoshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 90.2% and the female literacy rate is 82.55% 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 247 130 117
Literacy 86.52% 90.2% 82.55%
Scheduled Caste 298 164 134
Scheduled Tribe 164 77 87
Illiterate 568 251 317

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.2% of total population in Santoshpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Santoshpur village out of total population, 1,013 were engaged in work activities. 86.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,013 workers engaged in Main Work, 120 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 234 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 872 776 96
Cultivators 120 115 5
Agriculture Labourer 234 200 34
Household Industries 12 10 2
Other Workers 506 451 55
Marginal Workers 141 87 54
Non Working 1,615 502 1,113

Nearby Villages to Santoshpur,

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

Village Population
Kashimpur 5,427
Charkhara 2,772
Patincha 4,474
Sikdespukhuria 4,355
Bazitpur 944
Mandalganti 5,151
Jaypur 2,366
Murali 4,056
Chaturia 1,296
Maliakur 2,343

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