# Ishta Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Ishta

Ishta is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **999 people in 212 households**, the 104th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 999people (2011)
- 212households
- 61.7%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ishta

Of every 100 households in Ishta in 2011, 25 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ishta · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**50%

Tap water ****48%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****40%**

**56%

Television ****18%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Ishta?

■ Ishta · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**942

Working population ****53.4%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 51.0% for women. 67% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (40%) · **■** Household industry 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 108 (20%) · **■** Marginal 99 (19%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Kapashtikri1,041 people
- Hodla1,036 people
- Nagpal1,026 people
- Dantra1,012 people
- Danerpur995 people
- Purbasikta995 people
- Nagarpara980 people
- Mahishdanga963 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ishta?999 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ishta in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ishta?61.7% (Census 2011)