Santoshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011
Santoshpur is a village situated in Goghat - I block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 321 families residing in the village Santoshpur. The total population of Santoshpur is 1,337 out of which 669 are males and 668 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 999.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Santoshpur village is 140 which is 10% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (999) of Santoshpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Santoshpur is 64.7%. Thus Santoshpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 70.95% and the female literacy rate is 58.53% 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 | 140 | 70 | 70 |
| Literacy | 64.75% | 70.95% | 58.53% |
| Scheduled Caste | 980 | 496 | 484 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 562 | 244 | 318 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 73.3% 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, 511 were engaged in work activities. 76.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 511 workers engaged in Main Work, 72 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 168 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 389 | 302 | 87 |
| Cultivators | 72 | 67 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 168 | 138 | 30 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 147 | 95 | 52 |
| Marginal Workers | 122 | 91 | 31 |
| Non Working | 826 | 276 | 550 |
Nearby Villages to Santoshpur,
Below are the list of villages near Santoshpur village in Goghat - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bajua | 2,949 |
| Palpukur | 128 |
| Bhadur | 2,898 |
| Raghubati | 1,785 |
| Adra | 481 |
| Shancha | 841 |
| Sekati | 768 |
| Harischandrapur | 847 |
| Mandalghanti | 1,627 |
| Ratanpur | 1,643 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Santoshpur, Hugli, West Bengal - Wikipedia