# Thalsama, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Thalsama

Thalsama is a village in [Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **390 people in 87 households**, the 141st largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 390people (2011)
- 87households
- 57.6%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thalsama

Of every 100 households in Thalsama in 2011, 37 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thalsama · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****4%**

**25%

Television ****23%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Thalsama?

■ Thalsama · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**951

Working population ****38.2%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 50.9% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (33%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 16 (11%) · **■** Marginal 52 (35%)

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

- Jamirbari409 people
- Kuraldanga396 people
- Badalpur394 people
- Bafra394 people
- Patit Pukur377 people
- Chakrasail375 people
- Uchhana370 people
- Banshra351 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Thalsama?390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thalsama in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Thalsama?57.6% (Census 2011)