# Teka Village, Baruipur – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Teka

Teka is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,455 people in 535 households**, the 43rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 2,455people (2011)
- 535households
- 79.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Teka

Of every 100 households in Teka in 2011, 37 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Teka · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**35%

Tap water ****50%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****26%**

**39%

Television ****14%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Teka?

■ Teka · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**954

Working population ****38.3%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 71.9% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (17%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 258 (27%) · **■** Marginal 321 (34%)

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 Baruipur

- Paruldaha2,544 people
- Rana2,520 people
- Malayapur2,513 people
- Kanthal Beria2,490 people
- Jelerhat2,435 people
- Keatala2,424 people
- Keshabpur2,394 people
- Purushottampur2,294 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Teka?2,455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Teka in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Teka?79.2% (Census 2011)