Tentulia Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011
Tentulia is a village situated in Deganga block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 236 families residing in the village Tentulia. The total population of Tentulia is 1,185 out of which 599 are males and 586 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tentulia is 978.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tentulia village is 168 which is 14% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 89 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tentulia is 1,127 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Tentulia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tentulia is 85%. Thus Tentulia village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 89.42% and the female literacy rate is 80.28% in Tentulia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tentulia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tentulia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tentulia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 168 | 79 | 89 |
| Literacy | 84.96% | 89.42% | 80.28% |
| Scheduled Caste | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 63 | 28 | 35 |
| Illiterate | 321 | 134 | 187 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.3% of total population in Tentulia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tentulia village out of total population, 401 were engaged in work activities. 75.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 401 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 100 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 304 | 290 | 14 |
| Cultivators | 152 | 151 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 100 | 99 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| Other Workers | 27 | 26 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 97 | 91 | 6 |
| Non Working | 784 | 218 | 566 |
Nearby Villages to Tentulia,
Below are the list of villages near Tentulia village in Deganga.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dogachhia | 3,915 |
| Hosenpur | 994 |
| Ekrullya | 1,372 |
| Kaliani | 5,525 |
| Biswanathpur | 4,585 |
| Deganga | 3,377 |
| Ramnathpur | 1,754 |
| Chyangdana | 7,188 |
| Basna Benapur | 3,862 |
| Belpur | 2,325 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tentulia, North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Wikipedia