# Tentulia Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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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 **503 people in 98 households**, the 107th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 503people (2011)
- 98households
- 77.3%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tentulia

Of every 100 households in Tentulia in 2011, 44 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tentulia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**58%

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

**34%

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

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****38%**

**46%

Television ****41%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****77.3%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**971

Working population ****30.6%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 70.5% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (29%) · **■** Other work 39 (25%) · **■** Marginal 32 (21%)

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

- Shyameshwarpur524 people
- Makarbinda522 people
- Kankuria516 people
- Dhaniapara505 people
- Andaria502 people
- Telighana502 people
- Beniasol500 people
- Parannagar494 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?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tentulia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tentulia?77.3% (Census 2011)