# Tolakana Village, Egra - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Tolakana

Tolakana is a village in Egra - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **552 people in 119 households**, the 82nd largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 552people (2011)
- 119households
- 84.1%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tolakana

Of every 100 households in Tolakana in 2011, 41 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tolakana · ■ Egra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**4%

Tap water ****10%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Tolakana?

■ Tolakana · ■ Egra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****675**

**953

Working population ****33.9%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 74.3% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 71 (38%) · **■** Marginal 23 (12%)

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 - II

- Bisharpur603 people
- Bamaniabar600 people
- Maharampur591 people
- Narajpur568 people
- Katganj539 people
- Hatbaincha538 people
- Atbati524 people
- Bhandarbere485 people

[All 117 villages in Egra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tolakana?552 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tolakana in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tolakana?84.1% (Census 2011)