Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri
# Prayagpur

Prayagpur is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 516 people in 103 households, the 96th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.
- 516 people (2011)
- 103 households
- 78.4% literacy
- 918 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Prayagpur

Of every 100 households in Prayagpur in 2011, 63 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Prayagpur · ■ Dhupguri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 63% 34%
- Toilet within the home 57% 37%
- No toilet (open defecation) 42% 61%
- Tap water 0% 23%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 56%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 52% 58%
- Television 41% 20%
- Mobile phone 66% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 30%
- Own their home 98% 78%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Prayagpur?

■ Prayagpur · ■ Dhupguri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.4% 69.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 969
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 871 962
- Working population 39.9% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 67.3% for women. 52% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (8%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 63 (31%) · ■ Marginal 83 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dhupguri
- Gosairhat Forest 1,153 people
- Gosairhat Chhits 730 people
- Jakhaikona 716 people
- Jalapara 607 people
- Magurmari 504 people
- Chapaguri 8 people

All 102 villages in Dhupguri

## Other places named Prayagpur
- Prayagpur · Town, Barddhaman · 4,479 people
- Prayagpur · Village, Laukaha, Madhubani · 1,551 people
- Prayagpur · Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum · 704 people
- Prayagpur · Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura · 635 people
- Prayagpur · Village, Sagri, Azamgarh · 271 people
- Prayagpur · Village, Bamori, Guna · 129 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Prayagpur? 516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prayagpur in? Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Prayagpur? 78.4% (Census 2011)

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