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

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Village · Santuri, Puruliya 

# Shaltora

Shaltora is a village in Santuri sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 221 households**, the 26th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 941people (2011)
- 221households
- 75.7%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shaltora

Of every 100 households in Shaltora in 2011, 43 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shaltora · ■ Santuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**67%

Use banking services ****32%**

**52%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shaltora?

■ Shaltora · ■ Santuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**973

Working population ****31.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 61.4% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (28%) · **■** Marginal 203 (68%)

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

- Madhubanpur990 people
- Madhukunda Alias Mokura984 people
- Gangpur961 people
- Poradiha950 people
- Teashi940 people
- Goalberya864 people
- Mejharadi860 people
- Lediam824 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shaltora?941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaltora in?Puruliya district (Santuri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shaltora?75.7% (Census 2011)