# Beltalya, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Beltalya

Beltalya is a village in [Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,257 people in 302 households**, the 36th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 1,257people (2011)
- 302households
- 91.1%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Beltalya

Of every 100 households in Beltalya in 2011, 19 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Beltalya · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****72%**

**43%

Television ****5%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**25%

Own their home ****85%**

**96%

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 Beltalya?

■ Beltalya · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1155**

**956

Working population ****27.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 84.1% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (32%) · **■** Other work 33 (10%) · **■** Marginal 197 (57%)

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 Contai - I

- Uttarkhasda1,315 people
- Band Gobindapur1,311 people
- Sahajadapur1,291 people
- Natdighi1,286 people
- Daudpur1,242 people
- Alalpur1,196 people
- Kulbaria1,194 people
- Dulalpur1,191 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Beltalya?1,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beltalya in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Beltalya?91.1% (Census 2011)