# Polta Village, Krishnagar - II, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Krishnagar - II, Nadia 

# Polta

Polta is a village in Krishnagar - II sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,940 people in 470 households**, the 25th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,940people (2011)
- 470households
- 57.5%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Polta

Of every 100 households in Polta in 2011, 47 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Polta · ■ Krishnagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**34%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****13%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Polta?

■ Polta · ■ Krishnagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**979

Working population ****37.4%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 49.1% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (45%) · **■** Household industry 41 (6%) · **■** Other work 129 (18%) · **■** Marginal 180 (25%)

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 Krishnagar - II

- Belgaon2,599 people
- Ghateswar2,390 people
- Kamarhati2,231 people
- Bargara2,157 people
- Chuakhali1,929 people
- Uttarjhitkipota1,909 people
- Armia1,818 people
- Banagram1,733 people

[All 44 villages in Krishnagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Polta?1,940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Polta in?Nadia district (Krishnagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Polta?57.5% (Census 2011)