# Tentultala Village, Gosaba – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gosaba, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Tentultala

Tentultala is a village in Gosaba sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,280 people in 652 households**, the 41st largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 3,280people (2011)
- 652households
- 77.1%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tentultala

Of every 100 households in Tentultala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tentultala · ■ Gosaba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**23%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****16%**

**35%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**51%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Tentultala?

■ Tentultala · ■ Gosaba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1210**

**981

Working population ****43.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 70.7% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 279 (20%) · **■** Marginal 605 (43%)

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 Gosaba

- Palpur3,507 people
- Bagbagan3,467 people
- Sonagar3,391 people
- Battali3,369 people
- Ramnagarar3,202 people
- Sambhunagar2,886 people
- Dulki2,876 people
- Bhupendrapur2,616 people

[All 51 villages in Gosaba](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/gosaba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tentultala?3,280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tentultala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Gosaba sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tentultala?77.1% (Census 2011)