# Tentulia, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Tentulia

Tentulia is a village in [Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **7,576 people in 1,950 households**, the 5th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 7,576people (2011)
- 1,950households
- 68.0%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tentulia

Of every 100 households in Tentulia in 2011, 25 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tentulia · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**57%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**38%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Tentulia?

■ Tentulia · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

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

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**960

Working population ****32.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 66.6% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 631 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 890 (37%) · **■** Household industry 135 (6%) · **■** Other work 523 (21%) · **■** Marginal 259 (11%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Talgachi10,435 people
- Gudhia9,660 people
- Hasenpur8,093 people
- Bali7,892 people
- Khanpur7,118 people
- Sanyasidanga6,891 people
- Chunakhali5,599 people
- Dharmmapur5,319 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tentulia?7,576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tentulia in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tentulia?68.0% (Census 2011)