# Chhota Tara Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Chhota Tara

Chhota Tara is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,872 people in 950 households**, the 1st largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 4,872people (2011)
- 950households
- 68.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Tara

Of every 100 households in Chhota Tara in 2011, 51 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhota Tara · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**74%

Tap water ****8%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**90%

Use banking services ****37%**

**42%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chhota Tara?

■ Chhota Tara · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**998

Working population ****44.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 62.0% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 305 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (10%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 417 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,194 (55%)

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 - III

- Methiadahar4,831 people
- Bila4,085 people
- Shukhnator3,983 people
- Kanchdahari3,748 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhota Tara?4,872 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Tara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Tara?68.6% (Census 2011)