# Taurikata Village, Mathabhanga - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mathabhanga - II, Koch Bihar 

# Taurikata

Taurikata is a village in Mathabhanga - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,772 people in 416 households**, the 43rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 1,772people (2011)
- 416households
- 66.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taurikata

Of every 100 households in Taurikata in 2011, 22 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taurikata · ■ Mathabhanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****78%**

**46%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Taurikata?

■ Taurikata · ■ Mathabhanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**939

Working population ****38.8%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 59.4% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 163 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 167 (24%) · **■** Marginal 122 (18%)

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 Mathabhanga - II

- Sildanga2,190 people
- Kodalksheti1,886 people
- Sutarpara1,884 people
- Nabinerdola1,879 people
- Chhannamadar1,726 people
- Gaybari1,711 people
- Angarkata Khaterbari1,636 people
- Matiar Kuthi1,592 people

[All 93 villages in Mathabhanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taurikata?1,772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taurikata in?Koch Bihar district (Mathabhanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taurikata?66.5% (Census 2011)