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

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Itaru

Itaru is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,128 people in 242 households**, the 47th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,128people (2011)
- 242households
- 70.3%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Itaru

Of every 100 households in Itaru in 2011, 31 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Itaru · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**33%

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

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****98%**

**66%

Television ****31%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Itaru?

■ Itaru · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**953

Working population ****45.6%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 64.0% for women. 66% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 167 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (16%) · **■** Other work 34 (7%) · **■** Marginal 231 (45%)

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

- Dayalpur1,325 people
- Mallikpur1,296 people
- Dadpur1,280 people
- Ghosh Kamalpur1,263 people
- Askaran1,107 people
- Brindabanpur1,090 people
- Bharichha1,069 people
- Chhotamure1,041 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Itaru?1,128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itaru in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Itaru?70.3% (Census 2011)