Santoshpur Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011
Santoshpur is a village situated in Kandi block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 187 families residing in the village Santoshpur. The total population of Santoshpur is 759 out of which 380 are males and 379 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 997.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Santoshpur village is 83 which is 11% of the total population. There are 38 male children and 45 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Santoshpur is 1,184 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (997) of Santoshpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Santoshpur is 73.2%. Thus Santoshpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 82.46% and the female literacy rate is 63.77% 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 | 83 | 38 | 45 |
| Literacy | 73.22% | 82.46% | 63.77% |
| Scheduled Caste | 208 | 105 | 103 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 33 | 18 | 15 |
| Illiterate | 264 | 98 | 166 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.3% of total population in Santoshpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Santoshpur village out of total population, 264 were engaged in work activities. 81.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 264 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 214 | 195 | 19 |
| Cultivators | 97 | 97 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 61 | 43 | 18 |
| Other Workers | 41 | 40 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 50 | 41 | 9 |
| Non Working | 495 | 144 | 351 |
Nearby Villages to Santoshpur,
Below are the list of villages near Santoshpur village in Kandi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chandanagar | 1,745 |
| Jitpur | 447 |
| Gobindapur | 2,283 |
| Rajarampur | 774 |
| Harinagar | 1,263 |
| Gopalpur | 1,020 |
| Srikantapur | 3,779 |
| Manoharpur | 1,104 |
| Purandarpur | 4,511 |
| Gandhorbbapur | 2,214 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Santoshpur, Murshidabad, West Bengal - Wikipedia