# Tahalia Village, Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Tahalia

Tahalia is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 146 households**, the 101st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 569people (2011)
- 146households
- 95.7%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tahalia

Of every 100 households in Tahalia in 2011, 29 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tahalia · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**5%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****44%**

**36%

Television ****22%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tahalia?

■ Tahalia · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.7%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1261**

**943

Working population ****32.0%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 93.9% for women. 60% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (66%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (16%) · **■** Marginal 25 (14%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Barbatia616 people
- Bhat Bar587 people
- Muradpur586 people
- Sankonyarda583 people
- Ratanpur560 people
- Ghonga538 people
- Chak Bhogi503 people
- Tikra Para474 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tahalia?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tahalia in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tahalia?95.7% (Census 2011)