# Taherbera, Jhalda - II, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya 

# Taherbera

Taherbera is a village in [Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **729 people in 148 households**, the 70th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 729people (2011)
- 148households
- 54.4%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taherbera

Of every 100 households in Taherbera in 2011, 29 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taherbera · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****4%**

**30%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Taherbera?

■ Taherbera · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**973

Working population ****32.1%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 35.4% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 208 (89%)

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 Jhalda - II

- Jabar756 people
- Patrahatu741 people
- Hirapur739 people
- Jajlang729 people
- Mamudi714 people
- Hesalber702 people
- Chorgali680 people
- Maramu661 people

[All 129 villages in Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taherbera?729 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taherbera in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taherbera?54.4% (Census 2011)