# Telighana Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Telighana

Telighana is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 102 households**, the 109th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 502people (2011)
- 102households
- 83.1%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Telighana

Of every 100 households in Telighana in 2011, 95 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Telighana · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****86%**

**46%

Television ****51%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Telighana?

■ Telighana · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****568**

**971

Working population ****51.6%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 77.4% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 72 (28%) · **■** Marginal 105 (41%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Kankuria516 people
- Dhaniapara505 people
- Tentulia503 people
- Andaria502 people
- Beniasol500 people
- Parannagar494 people
- Krishnanagar488 people
- Nadna480 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Telighana?502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Telighana in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Telighana?83.1% (Census 2011)