# Taranipur Village, Tehatta - I, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Tehatta - I, Nadia 

# Taranipur

Taranipur is a village in Tehatta - I sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,162 people in 1,558 households**, the 8th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 7,162people (2011)
- 1,558households
- 68.6%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taranipur

Of every 100 households in Taranipur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Taranipur · ■ Tehatta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**79%

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

**19%

Tap water ****5%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**68%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**32%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**24%

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 Taranipur?

■ Taranipur · ■ Tehatta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**968

Working population ****29.1%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 67.2% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 727 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 978 (47%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 253 (12%) · **■** Marginal 116 (6%)

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 Tehatta - I

- Betai Jitpur14,193 people
- Puthimari9,157 people
- Chanderghat8,399 people
- Syamnagar7,470 people
- Mobarakpur6,977 people
- Binodnagar6,059 people
- Mrigi6,030 people
- Bagakhali5,393 people

[All 62 villages in Tehatta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/tehatta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taranipur?7,162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taranipur in?Nadia district (Tehatta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taranipur?68.6% (Census 2011)