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

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Kotalpara

Kotalpara is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,458 people in 612 households**, the 22nd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 2,458people (2011)
- 612households
- 64.1%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kotalpara

Of every 100 households in Kotalpara in 2011, 55 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotalpara · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**50%

Tap water ****23%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****35%**

**56%

Television ****25%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kotalpara?

■ Kotalpara · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**942

Working population ****43.4%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 55.3% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 173 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 647 (61%) · **■** Household industry 64 (6%) · **■** Other work 103 (10%) · **■** Marginal 81 (8%)

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

- Rajhat2,728 people
- Meria2,693 people
- Meghsar2,673 people
- Beta2,505 people
- Dalimba2,442 people
- Akna2,408 people
- Basudebbati2,381 people
- Prasadpur2,339 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotalpara?2,458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotalpara in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kotalpara?64.1% (Census 2011)