# Tamalda Village, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Tamalda

Tamalda is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 128 households**, the 82nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 592people (2011)
- 128households
- 93.2%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tamalda

Of every 100 households in Tamalda in 2011, 90 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tamalda · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**10%

Tap water ****90%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**37%

Television ****67%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**26%

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 Tamalda?

■ Tamalda · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**926

Working population ****49.3%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 89.6% for women. 67% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (15%) · **■** Marginal 24 (8%)

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 Egra - I

- Maharajpur617 people
- Kalyanpur609 people
- Madhabpur607 people
- Ramkrishanapur604 people
- Purushotampur583 people
- Gholai580 people
- Harichak542 people
- Pandua528 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tamalda?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tamalda in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tamalda?93.2% (Census 2011)