# Totopara Village, Madarihat, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Madarihat, Jalpaiguri 

# Totopara

Totopara is a village in Madarihat sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,960 people in 624 households**, the 21st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 2,960people (2011)
- 624households
- 58.0%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Totopara

Of every 100 households in Totopara in 2011, 35 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Totopara · ■ Madarihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**33%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****92%**

**38%

Television ****23%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**63%

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 Totopara?

■ Totopara · ■ Madarihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**974

Working population ****47.3%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 45.5% for women. 53% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 423 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (17%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 336 (24%) · **■** Marginal 391 (28%)

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 Madarihat

- Pashchim Khayerbari3,376 people
- Madhya Madarihat3,336 people
- Makrapara Tea Garden3,322 people
- Dakshin Rangali Baznar2,992 people
- Dakshin Khairbari2,825 people
- Jaybirpara Tea Garden2,711 people
- Dheklapara Tea Garden2,643 people
- Dakshin Madarihat2,453 people

[All 48 villages in Madarihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/madarihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Totopara?2,960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Totopara in?Jalpaiguri district (Madarihat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Totopara?58.0% (Census 2011)