# Prithvipur Village, Varanasi, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Varanasi, Varanasi 

# Prithvipur

Prithvipur is a village in Varanasi sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 53 households**, the 734th largest of 835 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 278people (2011)
- 53households
- 53.3%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Prithvipur

Of every 100 households in Prithvipur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Prithvipur · ■ Varanasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**85%

Use banking services ****30%**

**75%

Television ****22%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**7%

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 Prithvipur?

■ Prithvipur · ■ Varanasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**883

Working population ****27.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 43.3% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (82%) · **■** Marginal 8 (10%)

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 Varanasi

- Darberupur286 people
- Shivdas Pur283 people
- Dharadhar281 people
- Chaur278 people
- Ekdanga273 people
- Thekaha272 people
- Hardaspur269 people
- Jameen Kardhana269 people

[All 864 villages in Varanasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Prithvipur?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prithvipur in?Varanasi district (Varanasi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Prithvipur?53.3% (Census 2011)