# Tazpur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Tazpur

Tazpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,313 people in 597 households**, the 32nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 3,313people (2011)
- 597households
- 48.0%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tazpur

Of every 100 households in Tazpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tazpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**67%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Tazpur?

■ Tazpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**939

Working population ****34.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.4% for men and 42.9% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 319 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (31%) · **■** Household industry 82 (7%) · **■** Other work 186 (16%) · **■** Marginal 195 (17%)

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 Raiganj

- Lohanda3,511 people
- Piplan3,502 people
- Bhitihar3,501 people
- Maharajpur3,441 people
- Chapduar3,277 people
- Mojgaon3,244 people
- Ratanpur3,239 people
- Balia3,156 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tazpur?3,313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tazpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Tazpur?48.0% (Census 2011)