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

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Sitala

Sitala is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,986 people in 517 households**, the 39th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,986people (2011)
- 517households
- 79.6%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sitala

Of every 100 households in Sitala in 2011, 69 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sitala · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**50%

Tap water ****8%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**86%

Use banking services ****22%**

**56%

Television ****32%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Sitala?

■ Sitala · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**942

Working population ****41.8%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 74.6% for women. 63% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (29%) · **■** Household industry 51 (6%) · **■** Other work 238 (29%) · **■** Marginal 217 (26%)

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

- Ayma Haripur2,086 people
- Komdhara2,049 people
- Jarura2,041 people
- Ramnathpur2,023 people
- Goai1,967 people
- Kamdebpur1,856 people
- Popai1,846 people
- Sankarbati1,831 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sitala?1,986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sitala in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sitala?79.6% (Census 2011)