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

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Telain

Telain is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **424 people in 111 households**, the 133rd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 424people (2011)
- 111households
- 70.7%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Telain

Of every 100 households in Telain in 2011, 42 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Telain · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**70%

Tap water ****40%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****13%**

**25%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**33%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Telain?

■ Telain · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**951

Working population ****42.5%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 64.9% for women. 65% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 47 (26%)

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

- Chak Mamudi437 people
- Debipur437 people
- Sundartala433 people
- Chausha432 people
- Radhakrishnpur423 people
- Saiyadpur420 people
- Majhian419 people
- Jamirbari409 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Telain?424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Telain in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Telain?70.7% (Census 2011)