# Prasadpur Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Prasadpur

Prasadpur is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,339 people in 533 households**, the 26th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 2,339people (2011)
- 533households
- 77.8%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Prasadpur

Of every 100 households in Prasadpur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Prasadpur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**50%

Tap water ****30%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**86%

Use banking services ****25%**

**56%

Television ****46%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****90%**

**97%

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 Prasadpur?

■ Prasadpur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**942

Working population ****38.1%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 66.6% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (29%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 376 (42%) · **■** Marginal 152 (17%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Kotalpara2,458 people
- Dalimba2,442 people
- Akna2,408 people
- Basudebbati2,381 people
- Dhuliara2,308 people
- Amnan2,282 people
- Karichar Bheri2,268 people
- Sugandha2,250 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Prasadpur?2,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prasadpur in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Prasadpur?77.8% (Census 2011)