# Pothai Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Pothai

Pothai is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **268 people in 56 households**, the 231st largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 268people (2011)
- 56households
- 85.0%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pothai

Of every 100 households in Pothai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pothai · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**26%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Pothai?

■ Pothai · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**954

Working population ****61.2%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 82.2% for women. 66% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (23%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 91 (55%)

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 Tapan

- Teliapara287 people
- Satihar280 people
- Dakshin Sadullapur276 people
- Dilalpur272 people
- Jamainkarai265 people
- Karai261 people
- Chak Hosen259 people
- Shibrampur254 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pothai?268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothai in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pothai?85.0% (Census 2011)