# Podda Village, Rampurhat - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - II, Birbhum 

# Podda

Podda is a village in Rampurhat - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,812 people in 486 households**, the 26th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 1,812people (2011)
- 486households
- 68.4%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Podda

Of every 100 households in Podda in 2011, 31 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Podda · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****9%**

**27%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****68%**

**56%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 · ■ Rampurhat - II rural average

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

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**942

Working population ****38.2%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 59.5% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 531 (77%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 84 (12%)

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 Rampurhat - II

- Sahapur2,180 people
- Laha2,070 people
- Malpara1,960 people
- Durgapur1,928 people
- Dakshin Narayanpur1,747 people
- Kalidaha1,725 people
- Nabagram1,721 people
- Kayemba1,677 people

[All 94 villages in Rampurhat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Podda?1,812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Podda in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Podda?68.4% (Census 2011)