# Tamakhun Village, Ranibundh, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Ranibundh, Bankura 

# Tamakhun

Tamakhun is a village in Ranibundh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **603 people in 136 households**, the 83rd largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 603people (2011)
- 136households
- 69.9%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tamakhun

Of every 100 households in Tamakhun in 2011, 31 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tamakhun · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Tamakhun?

■ Tamakhun · ■ Ranibundh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**951

Working population ****53.1%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 54.8% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (30%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 199 (62%)

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 Ranibundh

- Dhagra612 people
- Sindriam611 people
- Kelia Pathar610 people
- Keshra609 people
- Maisamura599 people
- Benkakocha585 people
- Pitha Gerya582 people
- Madhabpur568 people

[All 186 villages in Ranibundh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/ranibundh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tamakhun?603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tamakhun in?Bankura district (Ranibundh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tamakhun?69.9% (Census 2011)