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

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Talchini

Talchini is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 286 households**, the 64th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,230people (2011)
- 286households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,060females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Talchini

Of every 100 households in Talchini in 2011, 57 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Talchini · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**43%

Tap water ****46%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**37%

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

**7%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****48%**

**39%

Television ****21%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Talchini?

■ Talchini · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**973

Working population ****37.1%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 67.1% for women. 65% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (51%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 54 (12%) · **■** Marginal 43 (9%)

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

- Bharpota1,325 people
- Baharampur1,278 people
- Benapur1,277 people
- Shyamnagar1,234 people
- Shura1,208 people
- Mallikpur1,124 people
- Jayrampur1,117 people
- Krishnajibanpur1,106 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Talchini?1,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talchini in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Talchini?71.9% (Census 2011)