# Teliapokhar Village, Goalpokhar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Goalpokhar - I, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Teliapokhar

Teliapokhar is a village in Goalpokhar - I sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,362 people in 973 households**, the 11th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.8%.

- 5,362people (2011)
- 973households
- 37.5%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Teliapokhar

Of every 100 households in Teliapokhar in 2011, 20 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Teliapokhar · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**37%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Teliapokhar?

■ Teliapokhar · ■ Goalpokhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.5%**

**41.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**950

Working population ****29.3%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.9% for men and 30.2% for women. 48% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 356 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 726 (46%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 156 (10%) · **■** Marginal 301 (19%)

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 Goalpokhar - I

- Debiganj6,457 people
- Athiala5,887 people
- Pokharia5,541 people
- Khargar5,422 people
- Churakuti5,257 people
- Dharampur5,255 people
- Majhok4,709 people
- Goalpokhar4,500 people

[All 152 villages in Goalpokhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Teliapokhar?5,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Teliapokhar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Teliapokhar?37.5% (Census 2011)