# Talai Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Talai

Talai is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 46 households**, the 197th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 187people (2011)
- 46households
- 46.8%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Talai

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

■ Talai · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Talai?

■ Talai · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**973

Working population ****71.7%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 35.5% for women. 74% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 132 (99%)

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 Sankrail

- Gurigot194 people
- Krishtanagar192 people
- Relagaria192 people
- Kalikanala191 people
- Birkanda186 people
- Goshtakal186 people
- Kuchladanri182 people
- Rajbandh179 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Talai?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Talai?46.8% (Census 2011)