# Ghritatala Village, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Ghritatala

Ghritatala is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,133 people in 396 households**, the 42nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 2,133people (2011)
- 396households
- 46.1%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghritatala

Of every 100 households in Ghritatala in 2011, 27 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghritatala · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

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

**32%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****1%**

**16%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ghritatala?

■ Ghritatala · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.1%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**955

Working population ****29.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.9% for men and 50.5% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (36%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 192 (30%)

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 Itahar

- Durgapur2,191 people
- Parbbatipur2,189 people
- Ghera2,180 people
- Bhadrashila2,166 people
- Bhatingaon2,116 people
- Manainagar2,085 people
- Mukundapur2,050 people
- Nandangaon2,046 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghritatala?2,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghritatala in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghritatala?46.1% (Census 2011)