# Tal Sankra Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya 

# Tal Sankra

Tal Sankra is a village in Raghunathpur - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,335 people in 248 households**, the 28th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,335people (2011)
- 248households
- 55.9%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tal Sankra

Of every 100 households in Tal Sankra in 2011, 53 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tal Sankra · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**89%

Tap water ****71%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**71%

Use banking services ****20%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Tal Sankra?

■ Tal Sankra · ■ Raghunathpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****730**

**964

Working population ****34.8%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 45.6% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 228 (49%) · **■** Marginal 207 (45%)

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 Raghunathpur - I

- Bagatbari1,473 people
- Dumariakuri1,473 people
- Baghadabar1,456 people
- Ekanja1,379 people
- Gobindapur1,292 people
- Kadamarra1,277 people
- Dhatara1,274 people
- Banbahira1,258 people

[All 102 villages in Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tal Sankra?1,335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tal Sankra in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tal Sankra?55.9% (Census 2011)