Polta Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Polta is a village situated in Bongaon block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 933 families residing in the village Polta. The total population of Polta is 3,843 out of which 1,966 are males and 1,877 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Polta is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Polta village is 424 which is 11% of the total population. There are 220 male children and 204 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Polta is 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (955) of Polta village.

Population
3,843
Families
933
Literacy
84.56%
Sex Ratio
955

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Polta is 84.6%. Thus Polta village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 88.6% and the female literacy rate is 80.33% in Polta village.

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

Polta Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 424 220 204
Literacy 84.56% 88.6% 80.33%
Scheduled Caste 1,022 512 510
Scheduled Tribe 12 6 6
Illiterate 952 419 533

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Polta village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Polta village out of total population, 1,415 were engaged in work activities. 88.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,415 workers engaged in Main Work, 302 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 312 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,258 1,120 138
Cultivators 302 288 14
Agriculture Labourer 312 292 20
Household Industries 67 32 35
Other Workers 577 508 69
Marginal Workers 157 81 76
Non Working 2,428 765 1,663

Nearby Villages to Polta,

Below are the list of villages near Polta village in Bongaon.

Village Population
Chalki 3,690
Dakshin Sundarpur 2,844
Shubha Ratnapur 1,532
Satbaria 2,496
Janipur 725
Palla 5,058
Sholka Durgapur 1,756
Belta 3,606
Shrimantapur 1,684
Harishpur 2,183

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