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

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Tarapur

Tarapur is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,143 people in 1,220 households**, the 5th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 5,143people (2011)
- 1,220households
- 69.5%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tarapur

Of every 100 households in Tarapur in 2011, 46 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tarapur · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**27%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**56%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Tarapur?

■ Tarapur · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

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

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**942

Working population ****33.3%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 62.4% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 168 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (4%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 533 (31%) · **■** Marginal 910 (53%)

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

- Margram30,055 people
- Dunigram8,282 people
- Bara Karttik Chungri6,158 people
- Basoa5,511 people
- Hazarpur4,634 people
- Tentulia4,340 people
- Sandhyajal3,811 people
- Khamedda3,706 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tarapur?5,143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarapur in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tarapur?69.5% (Census 2011)