# Shitalgaon Village, Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Shitalgaon

Shitalgaon is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,126 people in 1,132 households**, the 11th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 6,126people (2011)
- 1,132households
- 66.8%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shitalgaon

Of every 100 households in Shitalgaon in 2011, 33 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shitalgaon · ■ Chopra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**64%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****28%**

**37%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Shitalgaon?

■ Shitalgaon · ■ Chopra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**953

Working population ****27.7%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 55.8% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 303 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 516 (30%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 390 (23%) · **■** Marginal 474 (28%)

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 Chopra

- Paschim Chutiakhor10,289 people
- Dakshin Jibhakata8,774 people
- Jiakhori7,335 people
- Bhagalpur Khas6,484 people
- Rajabhim5,868 people
- Dangra Dangri5,378 people
- Uttar Gorasahid5,064 people
- Jiakhorigacha4,241 people

[All 118 villages in Chopra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/chopra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shitalgaon?6,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shitalgaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shitalgaon?66.8% (Census 2011)