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

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Telami

Telami is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,387 people in 322 households**, the 33rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 1,387people (2011)
- 322households
- 76.1%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Telami

Of every 100 households in Telami in 2011, 44 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Telami · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**10%

Tap water ****3%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**37%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Telami?

■ Telami · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**926

Working population ****65.4%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 67.1% for women. 68% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 301 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 563 (62%)

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

- Benachakri1,665 people
- Kudi1,664 people
- Kourda1,634 people
- Baghmari1,469 people
- Tentulia1,279 people
- Hamirjita1,234 people
- Bhatsalia1,231 people
- Kamardiha1,209 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 Telami?1,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Telami in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Telami?76.1% (Census 2011)