# Lohatara, Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Lohatara

Lohatara is a village in [Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/) sub-district of [Uttar Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 372 households**, the 44th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 1,594people (2011)
- 372households
- 73.1%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lohatara

Of every 100 households in Lohatara in 2011, 23 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Lohatara · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**34%

Television ****15%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**20%

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 Lohatara?

■ Lohatara · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**969

Working population ****37.0%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 61.7% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 146 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (26%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 158 (27%) · **■** Marginal 112 (19%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Baruna1,721 people
- Khatsa1,697 people
- Purgram1,668 people
- Keotan1,639 people
- Chandail1,557 people
- Chandgaon1,539 people
- Baidan1,509 people
- Dasai1,480 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lohatara?1,594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohatara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lohatara?73.1% (Census 2011)