# Prachandapur Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Prachandapur

Prachandapur is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,961 people in 698 households**, the 11th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,961people (2011)
- 698households
- 68.4%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Prachandapur

Of every 100 households in Prachandapur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Prachandapur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****60%**

**55%

Television ****16%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**32%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Prachandapur?

■ Prachandapur · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**975

Working population ****36.7%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 62.1% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 148 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (32%) · **■** Other work 113 (10%) · **■** Marginal 477 (44%)

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

- Birchandrapur3,808 people
- Lachhiator3,267 people
- Dabuk3,096 people
- Majharipara3,046 people
- Kot2,888 people
- Sonj2,875 people
- Goala2,712 people
- Madian2,626 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Prachandapur?2,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prachandapur in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Prachandapur?68.4% (Census 2011)