# Tapan Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Tapan

Tapan is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,709 people in 677 households**, the 16th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 2,709people (2011)
- 677households
- 69.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tapan

Of every 100 households in Tapan in 2011, 21 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tapan · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**27%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**56%

Own their home ****88%**

**91%

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 Tapan?

■ Tapan · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**942

Working population ****29.0%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 66.5% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (44%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 152 (19%) · **■** Marginal 71 (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 Rampurhat - II

- Budhigram3,259 people
- Purbba Gopalpur3,256 people
- Chandpara3,198 people
- Chandipur3,142 people
- Shrikrishnapur2,603 people
- Shilgram2,370 people
- Chhota Kanaipur2,262 people
- Ninga2,231 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tapan?2,709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tapan in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tapan?69.5% (Census 2011)