# Teghari Village, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tamluk, Purba Medinipur 

# Teghari

Teghari is a village in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,239 people in 274 households**, the 70th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 1,239people (2011)
- 274households
- 86.6%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Teghari

Of every 100 households in Teghari in 2011, 49 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Teghari · ■ Tamluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**7%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**91%

Use banking services ****85%**

**45%

Television ****12%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Teghari?

■ Teghari · ■ Tamluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**972

Working population ****35.6%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 79.0% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (22%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 142 (32%) · **■** Marginal 76 (17%)

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 Tamluk

- Jayrambati1,285 people
- Uttar Narikelda1,273 people
- Kharidanagar1,253 people
- Chakkasmali1,249 people
- Ajangechhya1,227 people
- Asudapaikbar1,188 people
- Hirapur1,123 people
- Srirampur1,078 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Teghari?1,239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Teghari in?Purba Medinipur district (Tamluk sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Teghari?86.6% (Census 2011)