# Kulthar Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Kulthar

Kulthar is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,589 people in 500 households**, the 41st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 2,589people (2011)
- 500households
- 58.8%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kulthar

Of every 100 households in Kulthar in 2011, 52 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kulthar · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**20%

Television ****21%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Kulthar?

■ Kulthar · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**967

Working population ****33.2%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 49.4% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 323 (38%) · **■** Marginal 94 (11%)

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 Islampur

- Masidkhas2,808 people
- Nandoi2,790 people
- Masid Kismat2,660 people
- Uttar Kadamgachh2,623 people
- Maruagaon2,473 people
- Latmasid2,443 people
- Benikaner Alias Rahatpur2,343 people
- Sialtor Taranjanbari2,197 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kulthar?2,589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kulthar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kulthar?58.8% (Census 2011)