# Taraposh Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Taraposh

Taraposh is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **953 people in 218 households**, the 70th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 953people (2011)
- 218households
- 81.7%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taraposh

Of every 100 households in Taraposh in 2011, 67 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Taraposh · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**56%

Tap water ****99%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**81%

Use banking services ****11%**

**70%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Taraposh?

■ Taraposh · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**960

Working population ****35.3%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 75.5% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (17%) · **■** Marginal 237 (71%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Gayespur1,028 people
- Bichkhara1,015 people
- Shunia954 people
- Enayetnagar953 people
- Gopalpur943 people
- Kamdebpur942 people
- Puriha930 people
- Amra925 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taraposh?953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taraposh in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taraposh?81.7% (Census 2011)