# Hitta Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Hitta

Hitta is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,596 people in 630 households**, the 19th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,596people (2011)
- 630households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hitta

Of every 100 households in Hitta in 2011, 56 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hitta · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**66%

Tap water ****16%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**81%

Use banking services ****38%**

**66%

Television ****27%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Hitta?

■ Hitta · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**953

Working population ****47.2%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 63% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (9%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 184 (15%) · **■** Marginal 775 (63%)

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 Galsi - II

- Kishorkona2,867 people
- Bhuri2,805 people
- Belan2,745 people
- Kurkuba2,714 people
- Channa2,465 people
- Babla2,355 people
- Kurmuna2,286 people
- Mahara2,254 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hitta?2,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hitta in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hitta?69.1% (Census 2011)