# Taltala Village, Jaynagar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Taltala

Taltala is a village in Jaynagar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,190 people in 260 households**, the 39th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,190people (2011)
- 260households
- 75.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taltala

Of every 100 households in Taltala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taltala · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****21%**

**19%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**49%

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 Taltala?

■ Taltala · ■ Jaynagar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**69.1%

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

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**978

Working population ****28.8%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 62.7% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (16%) · **■** Marginal 243 (71%)

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 Jaynagar - II

- Srirampur1,782 people
- Paschim Raghunathpur1,706 people
- Baltala1,659 people
- Dam Dama1,658 people
- Ghoser Chak986 people
- Kamalpur972 people
- Chandipur955 people
- Sapla783 people

[All 47 villages in Jaynagar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taltala?1,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taltala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Taltala?75.2% (Census 2011)