# Tala Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Tala

Tala is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,461 people in 332 households**, the 45th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 1,461people (2011)
- 332households
- 82.3%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tala

Of every 100 households in Tala in 2011, 75 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tala · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**46%

Tap water ****46%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****78%**

**62%

Television ****45%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**16%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Tala?

■ Tala · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**963

Working population ****45.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 77.9% for women. 66% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 93 (14%) · **■** Marginal 262 (39%)

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 Kalna - II

- Kutubpur1,592 people
- Kadiara1,494 people
- Hasanhati1,475 people
- Noara1,472 people
- Agradaha1,439 people
- Dakshin Durgapur1,438 people
- Patilpara1,423 people
- Arjuna1,393 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tala?1,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tala in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tala?82.3% (Census 2011)