# Pirijpur Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Pirijpur

Pirijpur is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,406 people in 321 households**, the 64th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 1,406people (2011)
- 321households
- 89.8%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pirijpur

Of every 100 households in Pirijpur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Pirijpur · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****92%**

**42%

Television ****34%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

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 Pirijpur?

■ Pirijpur · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****663**

**959

Working population ****38.5%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 83.4% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (39%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 144 (27%) · **■** Marginal 55 (10%)

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 Arambag

- Arunbera1,587 people
- Dongal1,579 people
- Balarampur1,479 people
- Kirthi Chandrapur1,451 people
- Sahapur1,398 people
- Mobarakpur1,357 people
- Sarati1,346 people
- Beurgram1,339 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pirijpur?1,406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirijpur in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pirijpur?89.8% (Census 2011)