Sultanpur Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sultanpur is a village situated in Ghatal block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 918 families residing in the village Sultanpur. The total population of Sultanpur is 4,206 out of which 2,141 are males and 2,065 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sultanpur is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sultanpur village is 557 which is 13% of the total population. There are 265 male children and 292 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sultanpur is 1,102 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Sultanpur village.

Population
4,206
Families
918
Literacy
76.13%
Sex Ratio
965

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sultanpur is 76.1%. Thus Sultanpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 87.47% and the female literacy rate is 64.13% in Sultanpur village.

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

Sultanpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 557 265 292
Literacy 76.13% 87.47% 64.13%
Scheduled Caste 3,191 1,604 1,587
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,428 500 928

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 75.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sultanpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sultanpur village out of total population, 1,641 were engaged in work activities. 82.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,641 workers engaged in Main Work, 630 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 393 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,352 1,254 98
Cultivators 630 616 14
Agriculture Labourer 393 374 19
Household Industries 106 65 41
Other Workers 223 199 24
Marginal Workers 289 60 229
Non Working 2,565 827 1,738

Nearby Villages to Sultanpur,

Below are the list of villages near Sultanpur village in Ghatal.

Village Population
Lakshanpur 1,800
Dewanchak 536
Narayanchak 681
Saoyai 2,320
Ramchandrapur 421
Balidanga 2,278
Ranjapur 890
Konora 1,826
Srimantapur 2,173
Balarampur 779

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