# Altor Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Altor

Altor is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **380 people in 89 households**, the 158th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 380people (2011)
- 89households
- 79.3%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Altor

Of every 100 households in Altor in 2011, 28 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Altor · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**82%

Tap water ****13%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****7%**

**57%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**33%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Altor?

■ Altor · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**961

Working population ****38.7%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 67.9% for women. 63% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (35%) · **■** Other work 48 (33%) · **■** Marginal 16 (11%)

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 Sainthia

- Nimgaria398 people
- Srirampur389 people
- Gopalpur385 people
- Madanpur383 people
- Bagdahari375 people
- Dakshin Bangaon365 people
- Jagannathpur360 people
- Dakshin Amarpur353 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Altor?380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Altor in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Altor?79.3% (Census 2011)