# Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Hugli, West Bengal 

# Tarakeswar

Tarakeswar is a sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **179,148 people**, no towns and 90 villages (89 inhabited). The largest village is Chanpadanga (12,518 people).

- 179,148people (2011)
- 90villages
- 0towns
- 80.0%literacy

## Population of Tarakeswar compared with Hugli

■ Tarakeswar · ■ Hugli district

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**81.8%

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

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**952

Working population ****42.2%**

**39.0%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tarakeswar

Of every 100 households in Tarakeswar in 2011, 73 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tarakeswar · ■ Hugli district

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**26%

Tap water ****13%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**57%

Use banking services ****55%**

**58%

Television ****40%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Tarakeswar

- Chanpadanga · 12,518 people
- Purba Ramnagar · 7,759 people
- Astara · 6,590 people
- Moktarpur · 6,364 people
- Baligari · 5,845 people
- Talpur · 5,389 people
- Bhanjipur · 4,433 people
- Santoshpur · 4,063 people
- Binagram · 3,950 people
- Mirzapur · 3,909 people
- Laskarpur · 3,587 people
- Naita · 3,506 people
- Jaynagar · 3,218 people
- Chandur · 3,193 people
- Ayampahar Pur · 3,187 people
- Teghari · 3,099 people

[All 90 villages in Tarakeswar →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/tarakeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Tarakeswar?90 (89 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarakeswar in?Hugli district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Tarakeswar?179,148 (Census 2011)