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

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Pirojpur

Pirojpur is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **361 people in 80 households**, the 94th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 361people (2011)
- 80households
- 58.8%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pirojpur

Of every 100 households in Pirojpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pirojpur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**77%

Tap water ****4%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****45%**

**24%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pirojpur?

■ Pirojpur · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**954

Working population ****45.4%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 49.0% for women. 62% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (22%) · **■** Household industry 17 (10%) · **■** Other work 28 (17%) · **■** Marginal 52 (32%)

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

- Bighor526 people
- Janaki Nagar520 people
- Darakandi508 people
- Uttar Gauripur380 people
- Dhuripara341 people
- Khurial314 people
- Karpurganj313 people
- Jaynagar308 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pirojpur?361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirojpur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pirojpur?58.8% (Census 2011)