# Shitalgram Village, Nalhati - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Nalhati - II, Birbhum 

# Shitalgram

Shitalgram is a village in Nalhati - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,403 people in 873 households**, the 13th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 3,403people (2011)
- 873households
- 69.4%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shitalgram

Of every 100 households in Shitalgram in 2011, 19 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shitalgram · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****35%**

**48%

Television ****13%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**49%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Shitalgram?

■ Shitalgram · ■ Nalhati - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****37.2%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 61.2% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 165 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (23%) · **■** Household industry 83 (7%) · **■** Other work 144 (11%) · **■** Marginal 584 (46%)

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 Nalhati - II

- Ujirpur4,115 people
- Nabagram4,032 people
- Prasadpur3,876 people
- Uttar Rampur3,515 people
- Chakgopal3,351 people
- Nagra3,133 people
- Shimalandi2,902 people
- Atkulia2,890 people

[All 48 villages in Nalhati - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shitalgram?3,403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shitalgram in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shitalgram?69.4% (Census 2011)