# Paltagar Village, Singur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Singur, Hugli 

# Paltagar

Paltagar is a village in Singur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,067 people in 235 households**, the 71st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 1,067people (2011)
- 235households
- 80.1%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paltagar

Of every 100 households in Paltagar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paltagar · ■ Singur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**27%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**74%

Use banking services ****35%**

**58%

Television ****58%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

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 Paltagar?

■ Paltagar · ■ Singur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**950

Working population ****33.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 76.0% for women. 63% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (25%) · **■** Household industry 57 (16%) · **■** Other work 80 (23%) · **■** Marginal 26 (7%)

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 Singur

- Raghunathpur1,199 people
- Chhutipur1,167 people
- Srirampur Beraberi1,099 people
- Mahammadpur1,071 people
- Dansi1,043 people
- Biramnagar1,037 people
- Nezampur975 people
- Simulpukur975 people

[All 100 villages in Singur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/singur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paltagar?1,067 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paltagar in?Hugli district (Singur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paltagar?80.1% (Census 2011)