# Walitara Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Walitara

Walitara is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **114 people in 30 households**, the 196th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 114people (2011)
- 30households
- 77.7%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Walitara

Of every 100 households in Walitara in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Walitara · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**25%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**33%

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 Walitara?

■ Walitara · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**951

Working population ****32.5%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 68.8% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (14%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 31 (84%)

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 Kumarganj

- Purbba Gobindapur146 people
- Shibrampur145 people
- Chak-Ajhair144 people
- Chak Bhabani128 people
- Chak Gangaprasad110 people
- Munsipur110 people
- Bhomar106 people
- Gouripur96 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Walitara?114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Walitara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Walitara?77.7% (Census 2011)