# Pithakiari Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Pithakiari

Pithakiari is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,782 people in 557 households**, the 9th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 2,782people (2011)
- 557households
- 72.8%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pithakiari

Of every 100 households in Pithakiari in 2011, 85 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pithakiari · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**62%

Tap water ****62%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**14%

Use banking services ****80%**

**64%

Television ****75%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**13%

Own their home ****92%**

**86%

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 Pithakiari?

■ Pithakiari · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****603**

**936

Working population ****27.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 66.1% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 519 (67%) · **■** Marginal 187 (24%)

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 Salanpur

- Benagarya3,434 people
- Ghiadoba3,388 people
- Shyamdi3,265 people
- Basudebpur3,098 people
- Nakrajuria2,746 people
- Achhra2,583 people
- Hadla2,479 people
- Dabar2,443 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pithakiari?2,782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pithakiari in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pithakiari?72.8% (Census 2011)