# Turkakashba, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Turkakashba

Turkakashba is a village in [Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **5,608 people in 1,103 households**, the 3rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 5,608people (2011)
- 1,103households
- 77.1%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Turkakashba

Of every 100 households in Turkakashba in 2011, 10 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Turkakashba · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**17%

Tap water ****13%**

**12%

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

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****42%**

**60%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Turkakashba?

■ Turkakashba · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**953

Working population ****31.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 69.1% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 182 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (14%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 457 (26%) · **■** Marginal 854 (49%)

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 Dantan - II

- Sabra16,280 people
- Khandrui6,014 people
- Brahman Khalisa4,510 people
- Palasi4,463 people
- Purulda3,586 people
- Jankapur3,418 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Turkakashba?5,608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkakashba in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Turkakashba?77.1% (Census 2011)