# Tapsia Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Tapsia

Tapsia is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,779 people in 367 households**, the 7th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,779people (2011)
- 367households
- 73.7%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tapsia

Of every 100 households in Tapsia in 2011, 52 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tapsia · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**50%

Television ****29%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**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 Tapsia?

■ Tapsia · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**940

Working population ****38.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 67.5% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 192 (28%) · **■** Marginal 414 (60%)

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

- Jahanpur3,521 people
- Bhamal1,991 people
- Mahapal1,867 people
- Kalinja1,802 people
- Kuliana1,777 people
- Belaberya1,685 people
- Ambi1,606 people
- Askola1,564 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 Tapsia?1,779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tapsia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tapsia?73.7% (Census 2011)