# Itagar Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Itagar

Itagar is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,994 people in 490 households**, the 33rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,994people (2011)
- 490households
- 58.0%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Itagar

Of every 100 households in Itagar in 2011, 28 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Itagar · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**40%

Tap water ****28%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****81%**

**48%

Television ****12%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Itagar?

■ Itagar · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**948

Working population ****51.5%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 53.1% for women. 65% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (11%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (3%) · **■** Marginal 846 (82%)

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 Balagarh

- Nityanandapur2,090 people
- Rukespur2,090 people
- Nata Gari2,067 people
- Dadpur2,053 people
- Kamar Danga1,952 people
- Aschitpur1,929 people
- Baga1,893 people
- Paigachhi1,830 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Itagar?1,994 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Itagar in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Itagar?58.0% (Census 2011)