# Tentulia Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Tentulia

Tentulia is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,035 people in 225 households**, the 40th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,035people (2011)
- 225households
- 31.3%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tentulia

Of every 100 households in Tentulia in 2011, 30 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tentulia · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**90%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****1%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Tentulia?

■ Tentulia · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.3%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**960

Working population ****31.6%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.7% for men and 25.9% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (48%) · **■** Marginal 113 (35%)

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 Simlapal

- Ramgar1,092 people
- Tilabani1,084 people
- Maidhara1,065 people
- Kukrakhondar1,044 people
- Bansi1,027 people
- Krishnapur989 people
- Arra979 people
- Jugidangra976 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tentulia?1,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tentulia in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tentulia?31.3% (Census 2011)