# Tarachua Village, Rampurhat - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - I, Birbhum 

# Tarachua

Tarachua is a village in Rampurhat - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,276 people in 1,291 households**, the 3rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 6,276people (2011)
- 1,291households
- 64.6%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tarachua

Of every 100 households in Tarachua in 2011, 11 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tarachua · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**15%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**87%

Use banking services ****40%**

**43%

Television ****6%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Tarachua?

■ Tarachua · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**945

Working population ****37.2%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 53.1% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 451 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 559 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1,090 (47%)

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 Rampurhat - I

- Balia Mrityunjoypur9,717 people
- Ayas8,906 people
- Bagtui5,095 people
- Ramrampur5,095 people
- Kashtagara4,529 people
- Narayanpur4,449 people

[All 119 villages in Rampurhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tarachua?6,276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarachua in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tarachua?64.6% (Census 2011)