# Teskona Village, Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Teskona

Teskona is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,263 people in 246 households**, the 28th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,263people (2011)
- 246households
- 79.3%literacy
- 1,021females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Teskona

Of every 100 households in Teskona in 2011, 95 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Teskona · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**81%

Tap water ****80%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**70%

Television ****22%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Teskona?

■ Teskona · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**954

Working population ****48.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 70.7% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 162 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (16%) · **■** Other work 49 (8%) · **■** Marginal 308 (50%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Bandhi1,347 people
- Bagridi1,318 people
- Humgarh1,301 people
- Barakadra1,278 people
- Dumardiha1,262 people
- Soniakon1,237 people
- Dhamchia1,230 people
- Ukhla1,230 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Teskona?1,263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Teskona in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Teskona?79.3% (Census 2011)