# Telia Village, Bhagawangola - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhagawangola - I, Murshidabad 

# Telia

Telia is a village in Bhagawangola - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,259 people in 1,906 households**, the 6th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 8,259people (2011)
- 1,906households
- 68.0%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Telia

Of every 100 households in Telia in 2011, 22 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Telia · ■ Bhagawangola - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**29%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**43%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**29%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**35%

Own their home ****87%**

**92%

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 Telia?

■ Telia · ■ Bhagawangola - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**66.8%

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

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002**

**961

Working population ****31.0%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 310 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 932 (36%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 958 (37%) · **■** Marginal 339 (13%)

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 Bhagawangola - I

- Mahishasthali17,785 people
- Habaspur17,148 people
- Kantanagar15,587 people
- Belia Syampur11,847 people
- Kasba Bahadurpur7,470 people
- Digha6,171 people
- Bhundar Kismat5,800 people
- Madhya Gobindapur4,777 people

[All 60 villages in Bhagawangola - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Telia?8,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Telia in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Telia?68.0% (Census 2011)