# Boja Pathar Village, Saltora, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Saltora, Bankura 

# Boja Pathar

Boja Pathar is a village in Saltora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **733 people in 154 households**, the 68th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 733people (2011)
- 154households
- 59.5%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Boja Pathar

Of every 100 households in Boja Pathar in 2011, 17 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Boja Pathar · ■ Saltora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**66%

Use banking services ****74%**

**45%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Boja Pathar?

■ Boja Pathar · ■ Saltora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**939

Working population ****63.6%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 50.5% for women. 69% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (45%) · **■** Household industry 120 (26%) · **■** Other work 66 (14%) · **■** Marginal 19 (4%)

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 Saltora

- Majit741 people
- Bharatpur738 people
- Harakbad737 people
- Simladihi735 people
- Kharbana719 people
- Bagjata706 people
- Bhaluka696 people
- Ranipur678 people

[All 157 villages in Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Boja Pathar?733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boja Pathar in?Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Boja Pathar?59.5% (Census 2011)