# Tantisal Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Tantisal

Tantisal is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,759 people in 1,101 households**, the 13th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 4,759people (2011)
- 1,101households
- 78.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tantisal

Of every 100 households in Tantisal in 2011, 67 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tantisal · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**43%

Tap water ****42%**

**16%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**90%

Use banking services ****72%**

**36%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Tantisal?

■ Tantisal · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**950

Working population ****36.9%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 71.0% for women. 62% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 351 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (21%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 577 (33%) · **■** Marginal 444 (25%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Arunda5,291 people
- Radhaballabhpur5,168 people
- Dainan Anantanagar4,840 people
- Krishnanagar4,767 people
- Mahishgot4,414 people
- Pilkhan4,176 people
- Kanchra4,068 people
- Udna3,878 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tantisal?4,759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tantisal in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tantisal?78.0% (Census 2011)