# Paltha Village, Meerganj, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Meerganj, Bareilly 

# Paltha

Paltha is a village in Meerganj sub-district of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 293 households**, the 107th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 1,594people (2011)
- 293households
- 61.4%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paltha

Of every 100 households in Paltha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paltha · ■ Meerganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**52%

Tap water ****22%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****98%**

**70%

Television ****16%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Paltha?

■ Paltha · ■ Meerganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**917

Working population ****28.9%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 48.0% for women. 53% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 323 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Meerganj

- Jatpura Urf Mugalpur1,641 people
- Kharseni1,616 people
- Dond Alampur1,613 people
- Dhakia1,602 people
- Lakha1,523 people
- Sisaun Khera1,505 people
- Asad Nagar1,488 people
- Narelirasulpur1,447 people

[All 244 villages in Meerganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paltha?1,594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paltha in?Bareilly district (Meerganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paltha?61.4% (Census 2011)