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.
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 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Santoshpur, Murshidabad, West Bengal - Wikipedia