# Petari Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Petari

Petari is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,111 people in 252 households**, the 82nd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,111people (2011)
- 252households
- 77.3%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Petari

Of every 100 households in Petari in 2011, 29 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Petari · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**48%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Petari?

■ Petari · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**945

Working population ****52.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 70.3% for women. 66% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (20%) · **■** Household industry 52 (9%) · **■** Other work 62 (11%) · **■** Marginal 287 (49%)

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 Burwan

- Nandi Baneswar1,210 people
- Jugaswara1,175 people
- Belgaon1,174 people
- Badda1,127 people
- Bahara1,094 people
- Golahat1,073 people
- Komadda1,060 people
- Ranipur1,029 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Petari?1,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Petari in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Petari?77.3% (Census 2011)