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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Shialtor

Shialtor is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,280 people in 443 households**, the 63rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,280people (2011)
- 443households
- 46.8%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shialtor

Of every 100 households in Shialtor in 2011, 10 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shialtor · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**67%

Tap water ****8%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**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 Shialtor?

■ Shialtor · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**939

Working population ****37.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 41.4% for women. 51% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (48%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 91 (11%) · **■** Marginal 226 (26%)

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

- Maslandapur2,334 people
- Jhitkai2,329 people
- Taherpur2,297 people
- Baje Bindol2,294 people
- Halalpur2,254 people
- Balaigaon2,221 people
- Madhupur2,210 people
- Sijgram2,200 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shialtor?2,280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shialtor in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shialtor?46.8% (Census 2011)