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

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Taranagar

Taranagar is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **873 people in 254 households**, the 55th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 873people (2011)
- 254households
- 70.5%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taranagar

Of every 100 households in Taranagar in 2011, 43 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taranagar · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**40%

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

**6%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****75%**

**66%

Television ****11%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Taranagar?

■ Taranagar · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**953

Working population ****49.5%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 61.3% for women. 65% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (69%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (15%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Chhotamure1,041 people
- Omarpur1,022 people
- Sridharpur964 people
- Sikarpur947 people
- Patrahati839 people
- Kalna790 people
- Tentulmuri784 people
- Dalimgarya651 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taranagar?873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taranagar in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taranagar?70.5% (Census 2011)