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

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Taltor

Taltor is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,380 people in 647 households**, the 21st largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,380people (2011)
- 647households
- 77.0%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taltor

Of every 100 households in Taltor in 2011, 67 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Taltor · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**73%

Tap water ****57%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**82%

Use banking services ****60%**

**61%

Television ****56%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Taltor?

■ Taltor · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**972

Working population ****34.8%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 72.5% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 79 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (9%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 411 (50%) · **■** Marginal 248 (30%)

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

- Kasba2,611 people
- Jajnanagar2,542 people
- Ballabhpur2,525 people
- Bejra2,497 people
- Kendangal2,344 people
- Raipur2,320 people
- Jashra2,236 people
- Uttar Narayanpur2,188 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taltor?2,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taltor in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taltor?77.0% (Census 2011)