# Taraju Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Taraju

Taraju is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **147 people in 33 households**, the 192nd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 147people (2011)
- 33households
- 62.8%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taraju

Of every 100 households in Taraju in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Taraju · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**27%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Taraju?

■ Taraju · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**936

Working population ****55.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 48.3% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (70%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 15 (18%)

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 Gangarampur

- Shibkrishnapur199 people
- Chakashan178 people
- Paschim Kashipur178 people
- Uttar Gopalpur175 people
- Kamalpur117 people
- Hekandair82 people
- Raghunathpur56 people
- Brahmanpara53 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taraju?147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taraju in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taraju?62.8% (Census 2011)