# Taranipur Village, Swarupnagar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Swarupnagar, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Taranipur

Taranipur is a village in Swarupnagar sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,569 people in 1,068 households**, the 19th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 4,569people (2011)
- 1,068households
- 76.9%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taranipur

Of every 100 households in Taranipur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Taranipur · ■ Swarupnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**25%

Tap water ****3%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**24%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**34%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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 · ■ Swarupnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**956

Working population ****33.1%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 74.8% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 589 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 478 (32%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 321 (21%) · **■** Marginal 105 (7%)

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 Swarupnagar

- Gobindapur5,481 people
- Parui5,454 people
- Nirman5,088 people
- Bhaduria4,900 people
- Balti4,407 people
- Nabat Kati4,275 people
- Nityananda Kati4,190 people
- Galdaha4,129 people

[All 65 villages in Swarupnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/swarupnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taranipur?4,569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taranipur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Swarupnagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taranipur?76.9% (Census 2011)