# Thaur Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Thaur

Thaur is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **898 people in 184 households**, the 103rd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 898people (2011)
- 184households
- 86.9%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thaur

Of every 100 households in Thaur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thaur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****93%**

**58%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

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 Thaur?

■ Thaur · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**960

Working population ****37.1%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 80.1% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (14%) · **■** Household industry 31 (9%) · **■** Other work 53 (16%) · **■** Marginal 115 (35%)

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 Keshpur

- Majur Hati913 people
- Tengaerya912 people
- Bibekpur903 people
- Langal Dihi900 people
- Chotta Pasha895 people
- Chand Bar894 people
- Badar887 people
- Dudiabandi887 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Thaur?898 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thaur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Thaur?86.9% (Census 2011)