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Taldi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Taldi is a Census Town city situated in Canning - I block of South Twenty Four Parganas district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,867 families residing in the Taldi city. The total population of Taldi is 12,459 out of which 6,285 are males and 6,174 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Taldi is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Taldi city is 1461 which is 12% of the total population. There are 756 male children and 705 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Taldi is 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (982).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Taldi is 76.4%. Thus Taldi has lower literacy rate compared to 77.5% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 83.76% and the female literacy rate is 68.9% in Taldi.

Taldi Census Town has total administration over 2,867 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Taldi Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Taldi Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,461 756 705
Literacy 76.4% 73.7% 61%
Scheduled Caste 8,194 4,143 4,051
Scheduled Tribe 38 25 13
Illiterate 4,060 1,654 2,406

Caste-wise Population - Taldi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 65.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Taldi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,194 4,143 4,051
Schedule Tribe 38 25 13

Religion-wise Population - Taldi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Taldi is 10,853 which is 87.11% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Taldi is 1,554 which is 12.47% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Taldi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,853 (87.11%) 5,482 5,371
Muslim 1,554 (12.47%) 778 776
Christian 6 (0.05%) 2 4
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 8 (0.06%) 4 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 37 (0.3%) 18 19

Literacy Rate - Taldi

The total literacy rate of Taldi was 76.37% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 8,399 literates, males were 4,631 while females were 3,768. Also the male literacy rate was 83.76% and the female literacy rate was 68.9% in Taldi.

  Taldi West Bengal
Female 68.9% 70.54%
Male 83.76% 81.69%
Total 76.37% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Taldi

The Sex Ratio of Taldi is 982. Thus per every 1000 men there were 982 females in Taldi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Taldi.

Child Population - Taldi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,461 children between age 0 to 6 years in Taldi. Out of which 756 were male while 705 were female.

Working Population - Taldi

In Taldi Census Town out of total population, 4,482 were engaged in work activities. 84.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,482 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 264 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,799 3,107 692
Cultivators 48 47 1
Agriculture Labourer 264 255 9
Household Industries 139 100 39
Other Workers 3,348 2,705 643
Marginal Workers 683 343 340
Non Working 7,977 2,835 5,142

Taldi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Taldi is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 12,459 67.4% 982

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