# 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 **969 people in 188 households**, the 51st largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 969people (2011)
- 188households
- 96.8%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Telami

Of every 100 households in Telami in 2011, 16 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Telami · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**37%

Television ****62%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Telami?

■ Telami · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.8%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****672**

**926

Working population ****50.4%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.1% for men and 94.1% for women. 62% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 227 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 164 (34%)

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

- Khodkol1,045 people
- Biharipur1,015 people
- Gahabi1,014 people
- Rayda1,001 people
- Hansaria945 people
- Nehalia944 people
- Tahalia944 people
- Dhusarda940 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?969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Telami in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Telami?96.8% (Census 2011)