# Teghara Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Teghara

Teghara is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **961 people in 176 households**, the 113th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 961people (2011)
- 176households
- 35.3%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Teghara

Of every 100 households in Teghara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Teghara · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****71%**

**17%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**31%

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 Teghara?

■ Teghara · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.3%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**958

Working population ****42.8%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.4% for men and 26.2% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 196 (48%)

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 - II

- Dakshin Dumaria1,011 people
- Uttar Dumaria992 people
- Uttar Neamatpur972 people
- Satbhiti969 people
- Chathol Islamorar952 people
- Laucha950 people
- Dakshin Goaldob939 people
- Purlia933 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Teghara?961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Teghara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Teghara?35.3% (Census 2011)