# Talashur Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Talashur

Talashur is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,680 people in 2,252 households**, the 2nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 10,680people (2011)
- 2,252households
- 51.1%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Talashur

Of every 100 households in Talashur in 2011, 17 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Talashur · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****7%**

**15%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Talashur?

■ Talashur · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**54.3%

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

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**957

Working population ****28.6%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.4% for men and 49.8% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 718 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 812 (27%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 350 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,150 (38%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Daulat Nagar13,235 people
- Fatepur10,423 people
- Daulatpur9,565 people
- Datian9,102 people
- Malior8,941 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Talashur?10,680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talashur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Talashur?51.1% (Census 2011)