# Poaltair Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Poaltair

Poaltair is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,085 people in 485 households**, the 73rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,085people (2011)
- 485households
- 69.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Poaltair

Of every 100 households in Poaltair in 2011, 0 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poaltair · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Poaltair?

■ Poaltair · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**939

Working population ****49.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 61.2% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 348 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 172 (17%) · **■** Marginal 333 (32%)

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 Raiganj

- Hathia2,135 people
- Anantapur2,134 people
- Birghai2,126 people
- Krishnapur2,107 people
- Naopara2,057 people
- Mukundapur2,031 people
- Maladkhanda1,996 people
- Birahimkhanda1,989 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Poaltair?2,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poaltair in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Poaltair?69.1% (Census 2011)