# Saltora Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Saltora

Saltora is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **93 people in 16 households**, the 87th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 93people (2011)
- 16households
- 29.3%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saltora

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

■ Saltora · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****0%**

**55%

Television ****0%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Saltora?

■ Saltora · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.3%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**953

Working population ****33.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.9% for men and 20.5% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 30 (97%)

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 - II

- Nabagram179 people
- Dumdumi170 people
- Jaypur154 people
- Khudirmahul100 people
- Khaira Chak47 people
- Hingudi46 people
- Premsinghdih1 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saltora?93 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saltora in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Saltora?29.3% (Census 2011)