# Taljhitka Village, Gangajalghati, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangajalghati, Bankura 

# Taljhitka

Taljhitka is a village in Gangajalghati sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 165 households**, the 88th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 709people (2011)
- 165households
- 74.1%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taljhitka

Of every 100 households in Taljhitka in 2011, 38 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Taljhitka · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**67%

Use banking services ****77%**

**43%

Television ****25%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Taljhitka?

■ Taljhitka · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**908

Working population ****42.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 61.5% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 39 (13%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 41 (14%) · **■** Marginal 207 (69%)

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 Gangajalghati

- Mautara744 people
- Ranbahal736 people
- Sidara719 people
- Gura Chhanda716 people
- Rampur682 people
- Raniara680 people
- Kali Pathar658 people
- Chhota Lalpur655 people

[All 165 villages in Gangajalghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/gangajalghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taljhitka?709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taljhitka in?Bankura district (Gangajalghati sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taljhitka?74.1% (Census 2011)