# Talgan Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/talgan/

Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Talgan

Talgan is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **576 people in 114 households**, the 59th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 576people (2011)
- 114households
- 68.1%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Talgan

Of every 100 households in Talgan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Talgan · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**28%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**50%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**32%

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 Talgan?

■ Talgan · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1242**

**940

Working population ****61.5%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 51.5% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (69%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 48 (14%)

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 - II

- Taradiha626 people
- Jamua Akna595 people
- Talgram592 people
- Hatipata583 people
- Salbani569 people
- Teghara566 people
- Pashchim Nayagan563 people
- Chingra559 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Talgan?576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talgan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Talgan?68.1% (Census 2011)