# Prayagpur Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Prayagpur

Prayagpur is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **704 people in 166 households**, the 62nd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 704people (2011)
- 166households
- 66.6%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Prayagpur

Of every 100 households in Prayagpur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Prayagpur · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****92%**

**23%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Prayagpur?

■ Prayagpur · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1391**

**963

Working population ****73.9%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 57.1% for women. 83% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 89 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (30%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 261 (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 Mayureswar - II

- Ghushkara769 people
- Ghanashyampur753 people
- Kesiadanga726 people
- Kumirtara719 people
- Darkandi697 people
- Kazipur689 people
- Naogaon680 people
- Kanchana679 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Prayagpur?704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prayagpur in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Prayagpur?66.6% (Census 2011)