# Tara Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Tara

Tara is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,332 people in 595 households**, the 10th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 2,332people (2011)
- 595households
- 67.9%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tara

Of every 100 households in Tara in 2011, 39 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tara · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****12%**

**25%

Television ****27%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Tara?

■ Tara · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**951

Working population ****49.1%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 61.5% for women. 62% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 475 (41%) · **■** Household industry 58 (5%) · **■** Other work 204 (18%) · **■** Marginal 308 (27%)

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 Kumarganj

- Jakhirpur3,004 people
- Mamudpur2,912 people
- Katla2,474 people
- Bhour2,456 people
- Balupara2,318 people
- Chak-Barham2,282 people
- Beltara2,151 people
- Kharail2,029 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tara?2,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tara?67.9% (Census 2011)