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

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Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya 

# Tamakbera

Tamakbera 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 **268 people in 58 households**, the 106th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 268people (2011)
- 58households
- 52.0%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tamakbera

Of every 100 households in Tamakbera in 2011, 57 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tamakbera · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tamakbera?

■ Tamakbera · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2545**

**973

Working population ****61.6%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 29.0% for women. 59% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 111 (67%)

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

- Sulung Lahar337 people
- Urmad297 people
- Rampur294 people
- Ikurhatu286 people
- Chhota Hankol247 people
- Damra244 people
- Ghatketia233 people
- Brindabanpur206 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tamakbera?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tamakbera in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tamakbera?52.0% (Census 2011)