# Mostala Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Mostala

Mostala is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **558 people in 138 households**, the 105th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 558people (2011)
- 138households
- 62.9%literacy
- 1,082females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mostala

Of every 100 households in Mostala in 2011, 26 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mostala · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**73%

Tap water ****100%**

**27%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****34%**

**61%

Television ****17%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Mostala?

■ Mostala · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1708**

**972

Working population ****45.3%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 56.6% for women. 67% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (58%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (13%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Madhusudanpur612 people
- Kandarpapur583 people
- Bengutia571 people
- Damdama570 people
- Belui557 people
- Kalaharpur538 people
- Simait510 people
- Asdullapur496 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mostala?558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mostala in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mostala?62.9% (Census 2011)