# Teltaka Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Teltaka

Teltaka is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,132 people in 261 households**, the 46th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 1,132people (2011)
- 261households
- 63.5%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Teltaka

Of every 100 households in Teltaka in 2011, 43 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Teltaka · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**74%

Tap water ****83%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****20%**

**42%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Teltaka?

■ Teltaka · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**998

Working population ****45.8%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 57.6% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (53%) · **■** Other work 118 (23%) · **■** Marginal 66 (13%)

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

- Mangalpara1,240 people
- Maharajpur1,231 people
- Daldali1,226 people
- Damodarpur1,132 people
- Duki1,115 people
- Hati Khana1,082 people
- Mangal Bandi1,054 people
- Sailara1,035 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 Teltaka?1,132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Teltaka in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Teltaka?63.5% (Census 2011)