# Tentulia Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Tentulia

Tentulia is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,272 people in 290 households**, the 15th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 1,272people (2011)
- 290households
- 72.2%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tentulia

Of every 100 households in Tentulia in 2011, 34 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tentulia · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****69%**

**37%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

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 Tentulia?

■ Tentulia · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**953

Working population ****43.2%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 177 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (10%) · **■** Household industry 39 (7%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 262 (48%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Kendugerya1,401 people
- Satma1,390 people
- Asui1,321 people
- Bhola1,293 people
- Atangi1,185 people
- Kapasia Mahanala1,125 people
- Shyamsundarpur1,116 people
- Chhatinasol1,040 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tentulia?1,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tentulia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tentulia?72.2% (Census 2011)