Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur
# Teligara

Teligara is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 349 people in 71 households, the 174th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.
- 349 people (2011)
- 71 households
- 89.0% literacy
- 808 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Teligara

Of every 100 households in Teligara in 2011, 52 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Teligara · ■ Garbeta - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 51%
- Toilet within the home 20% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 69%
- Tap water 0% 33%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 87%
- Use banking services 72% 62%
- Television 32% 23%
- Mobile phone 59% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 3% 15%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Teligara?

■ Teligara · ■ Garbeta - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 89.0% 71.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 808 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 235 951
- Working population 55.3% 39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 84.2% for women. 68% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 98 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 12 (6%) · ■ Marginal 82 (42%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Garbeta - I
- Deolkundra 355 people
- Sankibandh 355 people
- Kamararang 350 people
- Jhaljhali 349 people
- Khiria 347 people
- Majurdima 346 people
- Narasanpur 342 people
- Bharatpur 340 people

All 369 villages in Garbeta - I

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Teligara? 349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Teligara in? Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Teligara? 89.0% (Census 2011)

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