# Tentulia Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy (2)

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Tentulia

Tentulia is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 63 households**, the 166th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 257people (2011)
- 63households
- 61.0%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tentulia

Of every 100 households in Tentulia in 2011, 52 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tentulia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**41%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****60%**

**46%

Television ****14%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Tentulia?

■ Tentulia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**971

Working population ****40.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 54.5% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 29 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (61%) · **■** Other work 11 (11%)

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

- Bagbandi273 people
- Bandhgora272 people
- Rakhalgerya269 people
- Ajabgar266 people
- Kunjachak255 people
- Najirchak252 people
- Dihimahuli Urf Dimauli247 people
- Nachna246 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 Tentulia?257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tentulia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tentulia?61.0% (Census 2011)