# Tara Village, Jangipara, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jangipara, Hugli 

# Tara

Tara is a village in Jangipara sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,217 people in 291 households**, the 64th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,217people (2011)
- 291households
- 70.6%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tara

Of every 100 households in Tara in 2011, 60 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Tara · ■ Jangipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**81%

Use banking services ****32%**

**49%

Television ****36%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

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 Tara?

■ Tara · ■ Jangipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**952

Working population ****46.2%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 63.6% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 88 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (28%) · **■** Household industry 22 (4%) · **■** Other work 116 (21%) · **■** Marginal 177 (31%)

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 Jangipara

- Shib Chak1,252 people
- Hariharpur1,246 people
- Chandinagar1,242 people
- Hosenpur1,233 people
- Arabindapur1,175 people
- Dakshin Dilakash1,171 people
- Bakcha1,156 people
- Gopalnagar1,106 people

[All 128 villages in Jangipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/jangipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tara?1,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tara in?Hugli district (Jangipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tara?70.6% (Census 2011)