# Tentulia Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Tentulia

Tentulia is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,823 people in 374 households**, the 42nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,823people (2011)
- 374households
- 69.9%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tentulia

Of every 100 households in Tentulia in 2011, 47 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tentulia · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**15%

Tap water ****43%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**53%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**78%

Use banking services ****1%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Tentulia?

■ Tentulia · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**940

Working population ****26.8%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 71.7% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 466 (95%)

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 Barasat - I

- Sarbaria2,094 people
- Rangapur2,081 people
- Taldharia1,988 people
- Dogachhia1,948 people
- Algaria1,804 people
- Chak Dwarakpur1,792 people
- Panchuria1,643 people
- Babpur1,601 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tentulia?1,823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tentulia in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tentulia?69.9% (Census 2011)