# Podda Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Podda

Podda is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **614 people in 134 households**, the 77th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 614people (2011)
- 134households
- 81.7%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Podda

Of every 100 households in Podda in 2011, 75 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Podda · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**92%

Use banking services ****87%**

**55%

Television ****50%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Podda?

■ Podda · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**975

Working population ****54.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 76.1% for women. 66% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 207 (62%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Rautara646 people
- Mirpur634 people
- Kalitara632 people
- Haturia627 people
- Layekpur609 people
- Pahana601 people
- Baicha590 people
- Namakanda583 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Podda?614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podda in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Podda?81.7% (Census 2011)