Altor Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Altor is a village situated in Gazole block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 224 families residing in the village Altor. The total population of Altor is 985 out of which 508 are males and 477 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Altor is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Altor village is 101 which is 10% of the total population. There are 61 male children and 40 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Altor is 656 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Altor village.

Population
985
Families
224
Literacy
61.54%
Sex Ratio
939

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Altor is 61.5%. Thus Altor village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 68.68% and the female literacy rate is 54.23% in Altor village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Altor village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Altor Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Altor village.

Total Male Female
Children 101 61 40
Literacy 61.54% 68.68% 54.23%
Scheduled Caste 496 255 241
Scheduled Tribe 183 95 88
Illiterate 441 201 240

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 50.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.6% of total population in Altor village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Altor village out of total population, 521 were engaged in work activities. 52.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 521 workers engaged in Main Work, 106 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 136 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 274 240 34
Cultivators 106 97 9
Agriculture Labourer 136 118 18
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 26 19 7
Marginal Workers 247 59 188
Non Working 464 209 255

Nearby Villages to Altor,

Below are the list of villages near Altor village in Gazole.

Village Population
Karja Danga 1,450
Krishnapur 2,955
Dohail 1,213
Atila 1,044
Dogachhi 576
Hatnagar 2,081
Bahuthar 798
Saluka 1,694
Bania Kandar 66
Mahishal 1,806

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