# Taherpur Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Taherpur

Taherpur is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **608 people in 142 households**, the 60th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 608people (2011)
- 142households
- 60.6%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taherpur

Of every 100 households in Taherpur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taherpur · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**66%

Tap water ****4%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****61%**

**66%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Taherpur?

■ Taherpur · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**953

Working population ****47.2%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 53.0% for women. 70% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (25%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 123 (43%)

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 Galsi - II

- Patrahati839 people
- Kalna790 people
- Tentulmuri784 people
- Dalimgarya651 people
- Gopdal584 people
- Dakshin Bhasapur578 people
- Dumur566 people
- Shrirampur508 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taherpur?608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taherpur in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taherpur?60.6% (Census 2011)