# Homra Polta Village, Canning - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Homra Polta

Homra Polta is a village in Canning - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,389 people in 1,212 households**, the 12th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 6,389people (2011)
- 1,212households
- 70.9%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Homra Polta

Of every 100 households in Homra Polta in 2011, 35 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Homra Polta · ■ Canning - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**41%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**12%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**47%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Homra Polta?

■ Homra Polta · ■ Canning - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**961

Working population ****29.0%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 62.7% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 381 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 583 (31%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 270 (15%) · **■** Marginal 606 (33%)

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 Canning - II

- Narayanpur9,468 people
- Patikhali8,937 people
- Maukhali Kumarkhali7,996 people
- Iswaripur7,955 people
- Gabbuni5,542 people
- Banamalipur5,271 people
- Chandibari4,948 people
- Mallik Kati4,683 people

[All 61 villages in Canning - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Homra Polta?6,389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Homra Polta in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Homra Polta?70.9% (Census 2011)