# Tilgaon Village, Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Tilgaon

Tilgaon is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,222 people in 507 households**, the 23rd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 2,222people (2011)
- 507households
- 66.0%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tilgaon

Of every 100 households in Tilgaon in 2011, 34 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tilgaon · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**82%

Tap water ****6%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****59%**

**34%

Television ****15%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

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 Tilgaon?

■ Tilgaon · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**969

Working population ****49.9%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 59.4% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 166 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 168 (15%) · **■** Marginal 569 (51%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Ratan2,402 people
- Bhuinhara2,372 people
- Puria2,289 people
- Atghara2,232 people
- Maheshpur2,181 people
- Bheur2,130 people
- Faridpur2,070 people
- Atia1,991 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tilgaon?2,222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tilgaon in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tilgaon?66.0% (Census 2011)