# Galtia Village, Illambazar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Illambazar, Birbhum 

# Galtia

Galtia is a village in Illambazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 274 households**, the 55th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,206people (2011)
- 274households
- 71.0%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Galtia

Of every 100 households in Galtia in 2011, 12 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Galtia · ■ Illambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**68%

Tap water ****27%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****15%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Galtia?

■ Galtia · ■ Illambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**947

Working population ****28.2%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 67.2% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (71%) · **■** Other work 46 (14%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Illambazar

- Narasonda1,292 people
- Shakargacha1,287 people
- Tulamara1,267 people
- Gopalnagar1,231 people
- Ulandi1,151 people
- Daronda1,149 people
- Dumrui1,143 people
- Dharampur1,127 people

[All 133 villages in Illambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/illambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Galtia?1,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galtia in?Birbhum district (Illambazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Galtia?71.0% (Census 2011)