# Telighana, Manbazar - II, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Manbazar - II, Puruliya 

# Telighana

Telighana is a village in [Manbazar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/manbazar-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 **407 people in 77 households**, the 89th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 407people (2011)
- 77households
- 65.4%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Telighana

Of every 100 households in Telighana in 2011, 57 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Telighana · ■ Manbazar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**28%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**20%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Telighana?

■ Telighana · ■ Manbazar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**949

Working population ****50.4%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 50.6% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 118 (58%)

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 Manbazar - II

- Bardahi443 people
- Pinrra442 people
- Gopalpur433 people
- Bar Ranga426 people
- Rangametya Alias Chekoadi402 people
- Laldungri399 people
- Kalajharna393 people
- Chutya384 people

[All 136 villages in Manbazar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/manbazar-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Telighana

- Telighana · Village, Kutra, Sundargarh · 1,771 people
- Telighana · Village, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur · 502 people
- Telighana · Village, Charamal, Sambalpur · 235 people
- Telighana · Village, Binpur - II, Paschim Medinipur · 13 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Telighana?407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Telighana in?Puruliya district (Manbazar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Telighana?65.4% (Census 2011)