# Tamluk, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Tamluk

Tamluk is a sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **217,776 people**, 2 towns and 99 villages (99 inhabited). The largest village is Srirampur (10,906 people).

- 217,776people (2011)
- 99villages
- 2towns
- 87.1%literacy

## Population of Tamluk compared with Purba Medinipur

■ Tamluk · ■ Purba Medinipur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**946

Working population ****40.4%**

**37.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tamluk

Of every 100 households in Tamluk in 2011, 56 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tamluk · ■ Purba Medinipur district

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**12%

Tap water ****15%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**88%

Use banking services ****44%**

**41%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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).

## Towns in Tamluk

- Anantapur5,532 people
- Dakshin Baguan5,180 people

## Largest villages in Tamluk

- Srirampur · 10,906 people
- Simulia · 6,384 people
- Putputya · 5,300 people
- Nilkanthia · 5,236 people
- Bishnubar · 4,957 people
- Mirikpur · 4,865 people
- Purbba Nukha · 4,766 people
- Uttar Sonamul · 4,711 people
- Barbarya · 4,692 people
- Harashankar · 4,379 people
- Harashankar Garkilla · 3,808 people
- Bhubaneswarpur · 3,787 people
- Banhichar · 3,670 people
- Kurpai · 3,367 people
- Murari Kalua · 3,345 people
- Nischinta Basan · 3,195 people

[All 99 villages in Tamluk →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Tamluk?99 (99 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Tamluk in?Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Tamluk?217,776 (Census 2011)