# Pema Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Pema

Pema is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,201 people in 493 households**, the 30th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 2,201people (2011)
- 493households
- 33.1%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pema

Of every 100 households in Pema in 2011, 30 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pema · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**77%

Tap water ****4%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Pema?

■ Pema · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.1%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**954

Working population ****33.3%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.5% for men and 30.4% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 80 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (6%) · **■** Marginal 315 (43%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Dakshin Rampur2,603 people
- Gangor2,469 people
- Saldaha2,384 people
- Bhatol2,286 people
- Bhabanipur2,199 people
- Santoshpur2,185 people
- Uttar Mukundapur2,168 people
- Janamdol2,079 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pema?2,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pema in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pema?33.1% (Census 2011)