# Tentala Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Tentala

Tentala is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **227 people in 56 households**, the 160th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 227people (2011)
- 56households
- 60.3%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tentala

Of every 100 households in Tentala in 2011, 40 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tentala · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**25%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tentala?

■ Tentala · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**960

Working population ****55.9%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 52.9% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (25%) · **■** Household industry 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 47 (37%)

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 Jamboni

- Harina Ganja239 people
- Pal Banshi236 people
- Keshia227 people
- Khasibandh227 people
- Chandua226 people
- Kapasi226 people
- Kumri226 people
- Sanbelia226 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tentala?227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tentala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tentala?60.3% (Census 2011)