# Pestharjhar Village, Cooch Behar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Cooch Behar - II, Koch Bihar 

# Pestharjhar

Pestharjhar is a village in Cooch Behar - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,536 people in 1,269 households**, the 12th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 5,536people (2011)
- 1,269households
- 79.1%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pestharjhar

Of every 100 households in Pestharjhar in 2011, 33 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pestharjhar · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**30%

Tap water ****17%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**35%

Television ****26%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Pestharjhar?

■ Pestharjhar · ■ Cooch Behar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**966

Working population ****34.3%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 73.2% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 165 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (15%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,245 (66%) · **■** Marginal 192 (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 Cooch Behar - II

- Bararangras8,049 people
- Khagribari6,226 people
- Sajherpar Ghoramara5,844 people
- Sakunibala5,751 people
- Kalapani5,480 people
- Mahishbathan Pratham Khanda4,840 people
- Kaminirghat4,688 people
- Singimari Paschimpar4,545 people

[All 111 villages in Cooch Behar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/cooch-behar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pestharjhar?5,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pestharjhar in?Koch Bihar district (Cooch Behar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pestharjhar?79.1% (Census 2011)