# Tapna Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/tapna/

Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Tapna

Tapna is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,730 people in 401 households**, the 47th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,730people (2011)
- 401households
- 84.9%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tapna

Of every 100 households in Tapna in 2011, 23 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Tapna · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**44%

Tap water ****60%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**36%

Television ****44%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Tapna?

■ Tapna · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**954

Working population ****39.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 76.5% for women. 61% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (32%) · **■** Household industry 48 (7%) · **■** Other work 269 (40%) · **■** Marginal 56 (8%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Jalilpur1,843 people
- Chakbagi1,831 people
- Parbatipur1,796 people
- Magurkhali1,736 people
- Matsyakhali1,717 people
- Bahadurpur1,658 people
- Betberia1,617 people
- Raghudebpur1,585 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tapna?1,730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tapna in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tapna?84.9% (Census 2011)