# Pairasol, Mejhia, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Pairasol

Pairasol is a village in [Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,277 people in 264 households**, the 22nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,277people (2011)
- 264households
- 60.9%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pairasol

Of every 100 households in Pairasol in 2011, 49 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pairasol · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**52%

Use banking services ****36%**

**36%

Television ****5%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pairasol?

■ Pairasol · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**937

Working population ****34.3%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 48.1% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 111 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (10%) · **■** Household industry 22 (5%) · **■** Other work 43 (10%) · **■** Marginal 218 (50%)

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 Mejhia

- Tegharia1,787 people
- Kansara1,687 people
- Banjora1,529 people
- Parbatipur1,338 people
- Jugibag1,264 people
- Jangpur1,252 people
- Ghusra1,247 people
- Chuaberia1,224 people

[All 75 villages in Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pairasol?1,277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pairasol in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pairasol?60.9% (Census 2011)