Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur
# Tenpur

Tenpur is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 935 people in 206 households, the 39th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.
- 935 people (2011)
- 206 households
- 79.9% literacy
- 928 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tenpur

Of every 100 households in Tenpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tenpur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 26% 44%
- Toilet within the home 60% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 40% 63%
- Tap water 0% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88%
- Use banking services 54% 54%
- Television 13% 18%
- Mobile phone 58% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 16% 20%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Tenpur?

■ Tenpur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.9% 77.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 984 974
- Working population 34.0% 38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 73.5% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 130 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 37 (12%) · ■ Other work 35 (11%) · ■ Marginal 116 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chandrakona - II
- Dhamkuria 1,021 people
- Agrapara 1,015 people
- Dhaikhanda 981 people
- Lahirganja 953 people
- Bhalukkunda 933 people
- Atghara 932 people
- Raila 930 people
- Rampur 920 people

All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II

## Other places named Tenpur
- Tenpur · Village, Bayad, Sabar Kantha · 2,811 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Tenpur? 935 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tenpur in? Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tenpur? 79.9% (Census 2011)

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