# Tentulia Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Tentulia

Tentulia is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 272 households**, the 49th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 1,236people (2011)
- 272households
- 69.1%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tentulia

Of every 100 households in Tentulia in 2011, 37 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tentulia · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**43%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**74%

Use banking services ****53%**

**50%

Television ****30%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**981

Working population ****39.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 59.9% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (19%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (19%) · **■** Marginal 232 (48%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Pilkhuri1,505 people
- Chandutia1,416 people
- Bakalsa1,337 people
- Belkash1,244 people
- Sapar1,201 people
- Nityanandapur1,193 people
- Sirajpur1,139 people
- Jotgoda1,122 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tentulia?1,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tentulia in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tentulia?69.1% (Census 2011)