# Telipara Village, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumargram, Jalpaiguri 

# Telipara

Telipara is a village in Kumargram sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,139 people in 967 households**, the 16th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 4,139people (2011)
- 967households
- 78.2%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Telipara

Of every 100 households in Telipara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Telipara · ■ Kumargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**40%

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

**58%

Tap water ****10%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**22%

Television ****9%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 Telipara?

■ Telipara · ■ Kumargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**947

Working population ****36.3%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 70.9% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 350 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (26%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 615 (41%) · **■** Marginal 140 (9%)

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 Kumargram

- Paschim Narathali4,665 people
- Purbba Chakchaka4,523 people
- Barabisa4,433 people
- Madhya Haldibari4,252 people
- Bhalka3,946 people
- Purbba Narathali3,882 people
- Dakhin Kamakhyaguri3,824 people
- Dakshin Chengmari3,779 people

[All 53 villages in Kumargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/kumargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Telipara?4,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Telipara in?Jalpaiguri district (Kumargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Telipara?78.2% (Census 2011)