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

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Lalganj

Lalganj is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,286 people in 307 households**, the 81st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,286people (2011)
- 307households
- 71.1%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lalganj

Of every 100 households in Lalganj in 2011, 30 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lalganj · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**16%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Lalganj?

■ Lalganj · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101**

**955

Working population ****34.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 64.7% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (9%) · **■** Marginal 43 (10%)

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

- Dhamdhol1,361 people
- Khorna1,327 people
- Thilbil1,322 people
- Bajitpur1,311 people
- Algram1,282 people
- Betor1,237 people
- Gopalnagar1,230 people
- Bidhibari1,228 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lalganj?1,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lalganj in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lalganj?71.1% (Census 2011)