# Terapara Jalpai Village, Mahisadal – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur 

# Terapara Jalpai

Terapara Jalpai is a village in Mahisadal sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,618 people in 588 households**, the 32nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 2,618people (2011)
- 588households
- 84.7%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Terapara Jalpai

Of every 100 households in Terapara Jalpai in 2011, 34 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Terapara Jalpai · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**6%

Tap water ****30%**

**8%

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

**4%

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

**4%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****57%**

**42%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**28%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 Terapara Jalpai?

■ Terapara Jalpai · ■ Mahisadal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**948

Working population ****43.2%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 79.0% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 293 (26%) · **■** Marginal 817 (72%)

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 Mahisadal

- Ichhapur3,045 people
- Gopalpur3,018 people
- Kanchanpur Jalpai2,890 people
- Kismatnai Kundi2,686 people
- Rangibasan2,570 people
- Gajipur2,413 people
- Ajra2,345 people
- Gopal Chak2,197 people

[All 75 villages in Mahisadal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/mahisadal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Terapara Jalpai?2,618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Terapara Jalpai in?Purba Medinipur district (Mahisadal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Terapara Jalpai?84.7% (Census 2011)