# Taparikhata Village, Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri 

# Taparikhata

Taparikhata is a village in Alipurduar - I sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,803 people in 895 households**, the 20th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 3,803people (2011)
- 895households
- 75.5%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taparikhata

Of every 100 households in Taparikhata in 2011, 29 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Taparikhata · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**54%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****17%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Taparikhata?

■ Taparikhata · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**72.3%

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

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**963

Working population ****44.6%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 68.9% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 297 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 558 (33%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 278 (16%) · **■** Marginal 555 (33%)

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 Alipurduar - I

- Prodhanpara4,023 people
- Patlakhawa3,980 people
- Sidhabari3,859 people
- Kalaberia3,853 people
- Banchukamari3,724 people
- Chapatali3,649 people
- Jogendranagar3,378 people
- Pachkal Guri3,257 people

[All 47 villages in Alipurduar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taparikhata?3,803 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taparikhata in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taparikhata?75.5% (Census 2011)