# Tihuria Village, Sonarpur – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Tihuria

Tihuria is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,773 people in 920 households**, the 16th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 3,773people (2011)
- 920households
- 80.6%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tihuria

Of every 100 households in Tihuria in 2011, 82 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tihuria · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**18%

Tap water ****67%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**73%

Use banking services ****67%**

**52%

Television ****61%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Tihuria?

■ Tihuria · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**969

Working population ****38.6%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 73.2% for women. 60% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 320 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (20%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 531 (36%) · **■** Marginal 285 (20%)

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 Sonarpur

- Bhabanipur4,007 people
- Sangur3,962 people
- Badehugli3,797 people
- Chandpur3,788 people
- Nayabad3,696 people
- Kghodhati3,619 people
- Bara Gachhia3,520 people
- Gangajora3,339 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tihuria?3,773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tihuria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tihuria?80.6% (Census 2011)