Santoshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011
Santoshpur is a village situated in Sagardighi block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 432 families residing in the village Santoshpur. The total population of Santoshpur is 1,786 out of which 919 are males and 867 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 943.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Santoshpur village is 205 which is 11% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 108 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 1,113 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (943) of Santoshpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Santoshpur is 67.2%. Thus Santoshpur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 70.07% and the female literacy rate is 64.03% 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 | 205 | 97 | 108 |
| Literacy | 67.17% | 70.07% | 64.03% |
| Scheduled Caste | 40 | 20 | 20 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 724 | 343 | 381 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Santoshpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Santoshpur village out of total population, 570 were engaged in work activities. 93.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 570 workers engaged in Main Work, 140 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 210 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 531 | 491 | 40 |
| Cultivators | 140 | 137 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 210 | 205 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Other Workers | 172 | 147 | 25 |
| Marginal Workers | 39 | 22 | 17 |
| Non Working | 1,216 | 406 | 810 |
Map of Santoshpur, Murshidabad, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Santoshpur, Sagardighi
Below are the list of villages near Santoshpur village in Sagardighi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bergram | 2,591 |
| Chandanbati | 2,510 |
| Sagardighi | 1,966 |
| Durgapur | 248 |
| Popara | 10,107 |
| Kanidighi | 245 |
| Chak Ghachua | 508 |
| Parulia | 694 |
| Jugor | 6,080 |
| Samasabad | 2,085 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Santoshpur, Murshidabad, West Bengal - Wikipedia