# Biltora Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Biltora

Biltora is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,997 people in 360 households**, the 13th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,997people (2011)
- 360households
- 64.2%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Biltora

Of every 100 households in Biltora in 2011, 35 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Biltora · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**71%

Use banking services ****26%**

**46%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**22%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

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 Biltora?

■ Biltora · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**964

Working population ****28.5%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 53.7% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (5%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 247 (43%) · **■** Marginal 241 (42%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Madhutati2,528 people
- Lakhipriya Alis Nutandi2,472 people
- Matihir Alias Manipur2,266 people
- Banshgan2,110 people
- Gagra1,947 people
- Gopinathpur1,882 people
- Khajura1,871 people
- Chinpina1,861 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Biltora?1,997 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biltora in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Biltora?64.2% (Census 2011)