# Ristara Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Ristara

Ristara is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **524 people in 143 households**, the 154th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 524people (2011)
- 143households
- 86.1%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ristara

Of every 100 households in Ristara in 2011, 38 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ristara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****36%**

**41%

Television ****34%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Ristara?

■ Ristara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1867**

**965

Working population ****37.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 82.2% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 30 (15%) · **■** Marginal 23 (12%)

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 Balurghat

- Krisnapur536 people
- Hasail532 people
- Krishnagar532 people
- Chak Bhikan530 people
- Madanganj522 people
- Chak Hosen519 people
- Kalikapur512 people
- Satrai512 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ristara?524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ristara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ristara?86.1% (Census 2011)