# Palta Devi Village, Shohratgarh – Population & Literacy

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Village · Shohratgarh, Siddharthnagar 

# Palta Devi

Palta Devi is a village in Shohratgarh sub-district of Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,951 people in 427 households**, the 17th largest of 351 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.

- 2,951people (2011)
- 427households
- 65.1%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palta Devi

Of every 100 households in Palta Devi in 2011, 8 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Palta Devi · ■ Shohratgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****70%**

**79%

Television ****16%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Palta Devi?

■ Palta Devi · ■ Shohratgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**57.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**928

Working population ****28.1%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 54.9% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 480 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (17%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 117 (14%) · **■** Marginal 74 (9%)

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 Shohratgarh

- Bajaha3,287 people
- Baijantha3,115 people
- Semariyaw3,005 people
- Khairi Urf Bhujahawa2,992 people
- Jamhiriya2,914 people
- Jamuhawa2,852 people
- Matiyar Urf Bhutahwa2,819 people
- Suraj Kundiya2,763 people

[All 366 villages in Shohratgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/siddharthnagar/shohratgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palta Devi?2,951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palta Devi in?Siddharthnagar district (Shohratgarh sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palta Devi?65.1% (Census 2011)