# Kotaldih Village, Santuri, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Santuri, Puruliya 

# Kotaldih

Kotaldih is a village in Santuri sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,663 people in 323 households**, the 11th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 1,663people (2011)
- 323households
- 72.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kotaldih

Of every 100 households in Kotaldih in 2011, 42 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotaldih · ■ Santuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**6%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**67%

Use banking services ****56%**

**52%

Television ****31%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kotaldih?

■ Kotaldih · ■ Santuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**973

Working population ****32.8%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 61.4% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 298 (55%) · **■** Marginal 83 (15%)

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 Santuri

- Brindabanpur1,828 people
- Tarabari1,772 people
- Gorsika1,741 people
- Bheti1,695 people
- Dandahit1,578 people
- Marbedya1,397 people
- Ghoramurga1,246 people
- Dumdumi1,244 people

[All 103 villages in Santuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/santuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kotaldih?1,663 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotaldih in?Puruliya district (Santuri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kotaldih?72.6% (Census 2011)