# Talpur Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Talpur

Talpur is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,389 people in 1,224 households**, the 6th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 5,389people (2011)
- 1,224households
- 87.2%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Talpur

Of every 100 households in Talpur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Talpur · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**28%

Tap water ****20%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**80%

Use banking services ****40%**

**55%

Television ****43%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Talpur?

■ Talpur · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**949

Working population ****36.9%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 81.8% for women. 61% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 329 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (10%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 578 (29%) · **■** Marginal 853 (43%)

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 Tarakeswar

- Purba Ramnagar7,759 people
- Astara6,590 people
- Moktarpur6,364 people
- Baligari5,845 people
- Bhanjipur4,433 people
- Santoshpur4,063 people
- Binagram3,950 people
- Mirzapur3,909 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Talpur?5,389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talpur in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Talpur?87.2% (Census 2011)