# Tikashi Village, Khejuri - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Khejuri - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Tikashi

Tikashi is a village in Khejuri - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **10,505 people in 2,137 households**, the 3rd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.9%.

- 10,505people (2011)
- 2,137households
- 91.5%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tikashi

Of every 100 households in Tikashi in 2011, 29 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tikashi · ■ Khejuri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**27%

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

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****36%**

**34%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Tikashi?

■ Tikashi · ■ Khejuri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**925

Working population ****39.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 87.1% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (8%) · **■** Household industry 118 (3%) · **■** Other work 851 (21%) · **■** Marginal 2,634 (64%)

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 Khejuri - I

- Lakhi13,109 people
- Kamarda11,658 people
- Jahanabad7,174 people
- Krishna Nagar6,321 people
- Chingur Dania6,016 people
- Patna5,772 people

[All 42 villages in Khejuri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/khejuri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tikashi?10,505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tikashi in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tikashi?91.5% (Census 2011)