# Falta, South Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Falta

Falta is a sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **249,561 people**, 4 towns and 129 villages (129 inhabited). The largest village is Rajarampur (7,548 people).

- 249,561people (2011)
- 129villages
- 4towns
- 77.2%literacy

## Population of Falta compared with South Twenty Four Parganas

■ Falta · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**77.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**963

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Falta

Of every 100 households in Falta in 2011, 55 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Falta · ■ South Twenty Four Parganas district

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**47%

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

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**35%

Tap water ****7%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

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

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**78%

Use banking services ****38%**

**40%

Television ****33%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Falta

- Fatepur8,105 people
- Chandpala Anantapathpur5,286 people
- Hasimnagar5,267 people
- Baneshwarpur4,741 people

## Largest villages in Falta

- Rajarampur · 7,548 people
- Zafarpur · 6,457 people
- Basulat · 4,963 people
- Chaluary · 4,708 people
- Chandideul · 4,631 people
- Banganagar · 4,469 people
- Belsingha · 4,401 people
- Ishwaripur · 4,127 people
- Mamudpur · 4,037 people
- Chak Dhanumandal Krishnarambasu · 4,011 people
- Debipur · 3,803 people
- Talanda · 3,538 people
- Nilambarpur · 3,122 people
- Kasirampur · 3,087 people
- Keyat Khanda · 3,081 people
- Mulpunja · 3,052 people

[All 129 villages in Falta →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/falta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Falta?129 (129 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Falta in?South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Falta?249,561 (Census 2011)