# Taharpur Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Taharpur

Taharpur is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,027 people in 241 households**, the 73rd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,027people (2011)
- 241households
- 84.9%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taharpur

Of every 100 households in Taharpur in 2011, 53 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Taharpur · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**43%

Tap water ****60%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****49%**

**39%

Television ****25%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Taharpur?

■ Taharpur · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**973

Working population ****38.5%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 80.1% for women. 66% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 166 (42%)

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 Memari - I

- Mamudpur1,097 people
- Merua1,079 people
- Chhilinda1,074 people
- Deha1,068 people
- Hingalgaria1,023 people
- Ichhabacha1,010 people
- Andur997 people
- Paschim Memari957 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taharpur?1,027 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taharpur in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taharpur?84.9% (Census 2011)